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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004561

Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton

Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,388 residents in Maldon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,388

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,203

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

121.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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.

Smallfield & Felbridge, Tandridge8,351 residents · 78.9% owned · 7.5% no carWestonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington, Sedgemoor9,364 residents · 83.0% owned · 5.4% no carRoydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green, Epping Forest8,817 residents · 81.4% owned · 7.3% no carSteeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham, Braintree7,021 residents · 76.6% owned · 6.5% no carElmstead Market & Ardleigh, Tendring6,108 residents · 81.2% owned · 8.1% no carBuckenhams & Snetterton, Breckland6,472 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.2% no car

Most similar within Maldon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tollesbury, Tolleshunt & Goldhanger, Maldon6,485 residents · 79.2% owned · 7.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton

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

Tenure

Owned83.3%
3,502 households
Private rented9.6%
402 households
Social rented6.8%
284 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.2%
2,655 households
Semi-detached23.9%
1,006 households
Terraced4.5%
189 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4%
167 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.2%
133 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
31 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37%
1,556 households
1 car or van in household30%
1,259 households
3 or more cars or vans in household26.5%
1,115 households
No cars or vans in household6.5%
272 households
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42.8%
1,800 households
3 bedrooms32.9%
1,383 households
2 bedrooms17.5%
737 households
1 bedroom6.7%
282 households
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
2,977 households
One-person household22.7%
953 households
Other household types6.6%
276 households
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,639 households
1 person in household22.7%
953 households
3 people in household16.9%
712 households
4 people in household14.5%
610 households
5 people in household4.9%
206 households
6 people in household1.3%
56 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.8%
1,429 residents
15–2914.9%
1,544 residents
30–4414.2%
1,473 residents
45–6432%
3,327 residents
65 and over25.2%
2,614 residents
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
10,070 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
153 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
103 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
25 residents
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
2,045 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,823 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,462 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
588 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
5,112 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
3,606 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,876 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.1%
1,513 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
4,870 residents
Good health35.9%
3,732 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,303 residents
Bad health3.5%
364 residents
Very bad health1.2%
121 residents
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
8,643 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,745 residents
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.8%
2,051 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,538 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
513 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton · 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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