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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004523

Monkwick

Monkwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,502 residents in Colchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,502

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,154

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,122.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Hamworthy West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,432 residents · 57.4% owned · 16.3% no carPodsmead & Linden, Gloucester9,145 residents · 61.2% owned · 22.1% no carRegents Park & Millbrook East, Southampton8,063 residents · 55.5% owned · 21.2% no carCroyland, North Northamptonshire8,615 residents · 58.4% owned · 18.3% no carSittingbourne East, Swale8,549 residents · 64.8% owned · 18.1% no carLower Irlam & Cadishead, Salford10,557 residents · 60.1% owned · 22.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Monkwick

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

Tenure

Owned60.7%
2,520 households
Social rented21%
871 households
Private rented17.8%
740 households
Shared ownership0.4%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.6%
1,564 households
Terraced28.3%
1,177 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.1%
754 households
Detached14.1%
586 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,827 households
2 cars or vans in household29.2%
1,211 households
No cars or vans in household17.7%
734 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
382 households
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.1%
2,249 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
1,031 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
499 households
1 bedroom9%
375 households
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%
2,819 households
One-person household25.7%
1,066 households
Other household types6.4%
267 households
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%
1,403 households
1 person in household25.7%
1,066 households
3 people in household17.6%
730 households
4 people in household14.4%
598 households
5 people in household6.3%
262 households
6 people in household1.4%
58 households
7 people in household0.7%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
2,257 residents
15–2918.1%
1,903 residents
30–4422.5%
2,364 residents
45–6424.3%
2,547 residents
65 and over13.6%
1,430 residents
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.8%
9,219 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.7%
496 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%
368 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
277 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
139 residents
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%
1,991 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,650 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,465 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
5,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.2%
2,777 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,533 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
493 residents aged 16 and over
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
4,903 residents
Good health34.4%
3,617 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,407 residents
Bad health4.1%
432 residents
Very bad health1.4%
142 residents
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
8,439 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
2,063 residents
Monkwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.6%
1,813 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,520 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
623 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Monkwick · 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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