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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004563

Hullbridge

Hullbridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,593 residents in Rochford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,593

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,908

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

851.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.1%

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.

West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks6,024 residents · 83.6% owned · 8.1% no carHoo Peninsula, Medway6,774 residents · 78.2% owned · 12.3% no carBelton, Great Yarmouth5,588 residents · 82.3% owned · 10.2% no carThorpe, Runnymede5,964 residents · 77.4% owned · 10.5% no carBox Hill & Brockham, Mole Valley6,258 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.2% no carRettendon & Runwell, Chelmsford6,508 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hullbridge

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

Tenure

Owned89.2%
2,593 households
Private rented7.7%
225 households
Social rented2.9%
83 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.4%
1,206 households
Detached33.6%
978 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure16.2%
471 households
Terraced4.1%
118 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
112 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,172 households
2 cars or vans in household31.9%
927 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.3%
475 households
No cars or vans in household11.5%
335 households
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.4%
1,116 households
2 bedrooms27.6%
802 households
4 or more bedrooms24.4%
710 households
1 bedroom9.7%
281 households
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
1,944 households
One-person household28.7%
833 households
Other household types4.4%
128 households
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%
1,165 households
1 person in household28.6%
833 households
3 people in household13.9%
406 households
4 people in household12.4%
361 households
5 people in household3.9%
113 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
839 residents
15–2913.3%
878 residents
30–4413.2%
871 residents
45–6428.2%
1,862 residents
65 and over32.5%
2,144 residents
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,443 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
59 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.9%
1,476 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.1%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
2,951 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.2%
2,686 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.3%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
334 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.6%
2,876 residents
Good health35.7%
2,356 residents
Fair health15.1%
995 residents
Bad health4.3%
281 residents
Very bad health1.3%
85 residents
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
5,401 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,192 residents
Hullbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,226 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.9%
1,161 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
465 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Hullbridge · 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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