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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004525

Tiptree

Tiptree is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,088 residents in Colchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,088

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,538

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

970.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.3%

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.

Burnham-on-Crouch, Maldon8,850 residents · 72.5% owned · 14.5% no carSwanwick & Leabrooks, Amber Valley8,441 residents · 80.3% owned · 13.3% no carKesgrave West & Rushmere, East Suffolk9,325 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.7% no carWhittlesey, Fenland12,680 residents · 69.7% owned · 14.8% no carTrimley & Kirton, East Suffolk9,142 residents · 76.2% owned · 10.0% no carHailsham South & West, Wealden5,791 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tiptree

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

Tenure

Owned78%
2,758 households
Private rented13.9%
491 households
Social rented7.6%
269 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.4%
1,500 households
Detached36.7%
1,297 households
Terraced10.1%
357 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.6%
339 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,390 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
1,190 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.9%
527 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
432 households
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.4%
1,535 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
903 households
4 or more bedrooms24.8%
876 households
1 bedroom6.4%
225 households
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
2,369 households
One-person household29%
1,027 households
Other household types4%
141 households
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
1,354 households
1 person in household29%
1,027 households
3 people in household15%
530 households
4 people in household12.6%
445 households
5 people in household4.1%
145 households
6 people in household0.8%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,198 residents
15–2914.2%
1,150 residents
30–4416.2%
1,307 residents
45–6427%
2,183 residents
65 and over27.8%
2,250 residents
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
7,837 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
103 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
70 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
31 residents
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.3%
1,515 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,463 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
912 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
521 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
3,761 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43%
2,930 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
3,615 residents
Good health37%
2,992 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,113 residents
Bad health3.4%
278 residents
Very bad health1.1%
90 residents
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
6,653 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,435 residents
Tiptree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%
1,681 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,302 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
451 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Tiptree · 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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