Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004520

Shrub End

Shrub End is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,700 residents in Colchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,700

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,462

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,083.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shrub End

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned43.1%

1,491 households

Private rented30.6%

1,058 households

Social rented25.6%

888 households

Shared ownership0.5%

16 households

Lives rent free0.3%

9 households

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31.7%

1,097 households

Semi-detached31.6%

1,093 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.2%

735 households

Detached14.1%

489 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%

36 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

3 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

3 households

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%

1,527 households

2 cars or vans in household31%

1,073 households

No cars or vans in household16.3%

564 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%

300 households

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.4%

1,434 households

2 bedrooms31.1%

1,077 households

4 or more bedrooms19.4%

672 households

1 bedroom8.1%

281 households

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.2%

2,464 households

One-person household22.3%

773 households

Other household types6.5%

224 households

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.8%

999 households

1 person in household22.3%

773 households

3 people in household20.4%

705 households

4 people in household18%

624 households

5 people in household7.1%

246 households

6 people in household2.4%

83 households

7 people in household0.6%

20 households

8 or more people in household0.4%

14 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.1%

2,438 residents

15–2921.4%

2,075 residents

30–4424.8%

2,401 residents

45–6419.5%

1,893 residents

65 and over9.2%

891 residents

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.7%

8,120 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%

582 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.4%

523 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%

347 residents

Other ethnic group1.3%

126 residents

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%

1,897 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications20.3%

1,448 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.7%

1,194 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.5%

1,179 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%

872 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.4%

388 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

165 residents aged 16 and over

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.5%

4,823 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive30%

2,144 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.5%

176 residents aged 16 and over

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%

1,586 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%

1,012 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%

923 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations12%

859 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%

684 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%

601 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%

599 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.6%

470 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%

408 residents aged 16 and over

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.3%

5,365 residents

Good health30.5%

2,958 residents

Fair health10.2%

987 residents

Bad health3.3%

317 residents

Very bad health0.7%

72 residents

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%

8,182 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%

1,517 residents

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%

1,710 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%

1,119 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%

493 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%

136 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

8 households

Shrub End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004520

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Shrub End

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Shrub End

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.