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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004564

Ashingdon

Ashingdon is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,915 residents in Rochford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,915

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,244

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

657.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.5%

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.

Wickford West, Basildon7,576 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.3% no carIstead Rise & Meopham, Gravesham7,747 residents · 86.5% owned · 8.4% no carThundersley Glen, Castle Point8,079 residents · 89.4% owned · 9.7% no carBenfleet Appleton, Castle Point6,626 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.1% no carSwanley East & Hextable, Sevenoaks7,140 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.1% no carWilmington & Hawley, Dartford5,999 residents · 82.6% owned · 11.4% no car

Most similar within Rochford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hockley North & West, Rochford7,507 residents · 90.8% owned · 8.9% no carHockley South & Hawkwell West, Rochford7,919 residents · 82.8% owned · 13.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ashingdon

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

Tenure

Owned88.5%
2,872 households
Private rented7.7%
251 households
Social rented3.1%
99 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.8%
1,456 households
Semi-detached43.4%
1,409 households
Terraced5.9%
191 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.9%
159 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.5%
1,184 households
1 car or van in household34.7%
1,126 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.2%
622 households
No cars or vans in household9.6%
312 households
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.7%
1,255 households
4 or more bedrooms32.9%
1,067 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
760 households
1 bedroom5%
162 households
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.2%
2,308 households
One-person household23.8%
770 households
Other household types5%
163 households
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
1,240 households
1 person in household23.7%
770 households
3 people in household16.2%
526 households
4 people in household15.8%
514 households
5 people in household4.7%
151 households
6 people in household1.1%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,189 residents
15–2915.1%
1,196 residents
30–4414.9%
1,176 residents
45–6429.5%
2,332 residents
65 and over25.5%
2,020 residents
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,641 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
102 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
99 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
32 residents
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.5%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
1,256 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.1%
934 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
3,863 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,695 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,499 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
371 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
3,831 residents
Good health34.9%
2,765 residents
Fair health13%
1,025 residents
Bad health2.9%
231 residents
Very bad health0.8%
63 residents
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
6,665 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,250 residents
Ashingdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
1,592 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,186 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
406 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ashingdon · 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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