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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004559

Maldon South

Maldon South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,030 residents in Maldon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,030

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,372

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,756.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Swanley East & Hextable, Sevenoaks7,140 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.1% no carKennington & Little Burton Farm, Ashford6,800 residents · 78.5% owned · 11.8% no carYateley East, Hart8,436 residents · 77.5% owned · 10.3% no carLoose & Coxheath, Maidstone7,849 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carDosthill & Two Gates, Tamworth7,339 residents · 82.9% owned · 10.8% no carHinckley East, Hinckley and Bosworth6,640 residents · 86.0% owned · 9.7% no car

Most similar within Maldon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heybridge, Maldon8,908 residents · 74.4% owned · 10.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Maldon South

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

Tenure

Owned79.8%
2,692 households
Social rented10%
338 households
Private rented9%
302 households
Shared ownership1.2%
40 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.1%
1,319 households
Detached36.3%
1,225 households
Terraced17.9%
604 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.8%
195 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.7%
1,272 households
1 car or van in household34.4%
1,159 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.5%
522 households
No cars or vans in household12.5%
420 households
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.9%
1,613 households
4 or more bedrooms29.7%
999 households
2 bedrooms15.5%
523 households
1 bedroom6.9%
233 households
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
2,390 households
One-person household24.7%
832 households
Other household types4.5%
152 households
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,312 households
1 person in household24.6%
830 households
3 people in household17.5%
590 households
4 people in household14.4%
487 households
5 people in household3.4%
116 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,162 residents
15–2916.1%
1,292 residents
30–4415.2%
1,220 residents
45–6429%
2,326 residents
65 and over25.3%
2,028 residents
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,744 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
143 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
107 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
11 residents
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
1,815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,253 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
3,927 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.4%
2,735 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,498 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
420 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
3,872 residents
Good health34.4%
2,762 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,028 residents
Bad health3.6%
289 residents
Very bad health0.9%
76 residents
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
6,683 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,346 residents
Maldon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
1,740 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,120 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
432 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Maldon South · 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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