Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004522

Wivenhoe & University

Wivenhoe & University is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,984 residents in Colchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,984

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,405

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,235.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wivenhoe & University

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

Tenure

Owned77.2%

2,629 households

Private rented17.7%

603 households

Social rented4.5%

152 households

Shared ownership0.6%

20 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.1%

1,433 households

Detached34.7%

1,183 households

Terraced14.9%

509 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%

222 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%

23 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%

19 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

14 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.1%

1,672 households

2 cars or vans in household25.9%

883 households

No cars or vans in household16.2%

552 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%

297 households

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%

1,422 households

2 bedrooms26%

885 households

4 or more bedrooms25.8%

877 households

1 bedroom6.5%

220 households

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%

2,166 households

One-person household31.4%

1,068 households

Other household types5%

171 households

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%

1,279 households

1 person in household31.4%

1,068 households

3 people in household14.5%

494 households

4 people in household11.7%

397 households

5 people in household3.7%

126 households

6 people in household0.9%

29 households

7 people in household0.3%

9 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.1%

1,175 residents

15–2926.8%

2,409 residents

30–4415.3%

1,374 residents

45–6423.4%

2,107 residents

65 and over21.4%

1,921 residents

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.1%

7,740 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%

453 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.8%

342 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%

274 residents

Other ethnic group2%

176 residents

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.6%

2,909 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications26.3%

2,036 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications11.2%

866 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications10.6%

824 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%

548 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5%

389 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.2%

174 residents aged 16 and over

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive47.6%

3,690 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)45.6%

3,533 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student6.8%

524 residents aged 16 and over

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students24.1%

1,863 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%

1,560 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%

1,210 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%

725 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%

720 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7.7%

594 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations6.2%

477 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%

329 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%

268 residents aged 16 and over

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%

4,352 residents

Good health37.1%

3,331 residents

Fair health11%

985 residents

Bad health2.8%

256 residents

Very bad health0.7%

61 residents

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%

7,479 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%

1,504 residents

Wivenhoe & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.5%

1,856 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%

1,172 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%

319 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%

54 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Wivenhoe & University · 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 E02004522

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Wivenhoe & University

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Wivenhoe & University

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.