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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004562

Burnham-on-Crouch

Burnham-on-Crouch is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,850 residents in Maldon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,850

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,966

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

411.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

Manningtree & Mistley, Tendring12,089 residents · 73.9% owned · 11.9% no carHighworth, Swindon8,368 residents · 72.2% owned · 14.6% no carNewent, Forest of Dean6,376 residents · 64.9% owned · 15.4% no carAttleborough, Breckland10,591 residents · 66.2% owned · 14.8% no carFinedon, Isham & Harrowden, North Northamptonshire6,983 residents · 69.9% owned · 13.5% no carTrimley & Kirton, East Suffolk9,142 residents · 76.2% owned · 10.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burnham-on-Crouch

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

Tenure

Owned72.5%
2,874 households
Private rented13.8%
546 households
Social rented12.5%
496 households
Shared ownership1.2%
49 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.6%
1,612 households
Semi-detached28.3%
1,125 households
Terraced19.5%
773 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
326 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
45 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
19 households
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,630 households
2 cars or vans in household30.9%
1,226 households
No cars or vans in household14.5%
576 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.5%
536 households
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.5%
1,331 households
2 bedrooms29.5%
1,171 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
1,066 households
1 bedroom10.1%
400 households
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
2,621 households
One-person household30%
1,189 households
Other household types4%
158 households
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,549 households
1 person in household30%
1,189 households
3 people in household14.7%
585 households
4 people in household12%
476 households
5 people in household3.3%
130 households
6 people in household0.7%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,361 residents
15–2914.5%
1,280 residents
30–4415.2%
1,343 residents
45–6429%
2,570 residents
65 and over26%
2,297 residents
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
8,569 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
133 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
91 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
1,883 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,464 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
453 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
4,185 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
3,133 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,567 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
3,905 residents
Good health36.6%
3,237 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,249 residents
Bad health4%
350 residents
Very bad health1.2%
109 residents
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
7,294 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,556 residents
Burnham-on-Crouch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
1,893 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,388 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
558 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
123 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Burnham-on-Crouch · 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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