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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004557

Heybridge

Heybridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,908 residents in Maldon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,908

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,682

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,298.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

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.

Desborough, North Northamptonshire11,900 residents · 74.0% owned · 11.0% no carTadley West, Basingstoke and Deane7,725 residents · 73.8% owned · 11.3% no carBearwood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5,924 residents · 74.1% owned · 8.6% no carLoose & Coxheath, Maidstone7,849 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carCrowborough South East, Wealden8,375 residents · 70.4% owned · 10.6% no carLarkfield & New Hythe, Tonbridge and Malling12,716 residents · 73.3% owned · 12.5% no car

Most similar within Maldon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Maldon South, Maldon8,030 residents · 79.8% owned · 12.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heybridge

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

Tenure

Owned74.4%
2,740 households
Social rented13.9%
510 households
Private rented10.3%
380 households
Shared ownership1.4%
50 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.7%
1,277 households
Detached33.9%
1,248 households
Terraced22.8%
841 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
240 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.5%
1,382 households
1 car or van in household36.7%
1,351 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.9%
547 households
No cars or vans in household10.9%
401 households
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,442 households
4 or more bedrooms29.3%
1,077 households
2 bedrooms23.2%
855 households
1 bedroom8.4%
308 households
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%
2,561 households
One-person household26%
958 households
Other household types4.3%
160 households
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,337 households
1 person in household26%
958 households
3 people in household17.7%
651 households
4 people in household14.3%
525 households
5 people in household4.3%
157 households
6 people in household1.2%
43 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,535 residents
15–2915.9%
1,416 residents
30–4418.3%
1,632 residents
45–6428.2%
2,514 residents
65 and over20.3%
1,810 residents
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
8,644 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
124 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
81 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
36 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24%
1,745 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,359 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,342 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
921 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
4,464 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,714 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,463 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
975 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
4,178 residents
Good health36%
3,207 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,110 residents
Bad health3.6%
325 residents
Very bad health1%
87 residents
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
7,354 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,554 residents
Heybridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%
1,817 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,281 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
457 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
123 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Heybridge · 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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