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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004566

Rochford Town & Canewdon

Rochford Town & Canewdon is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,654 residents in Rochford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,654

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,417

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

130.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.1%

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.

Cinderford, Forest of Dean12,961 residents · 66.4% owned · 17.6% no carChatteris, Fenland11,187 residents · 67.9% owned · 12.8% no carOld Heath & Rowhedge, Colchester9,445 residents · 59.8% owned · 21.1% no carRamsey, Huntingdonshire8,597 residents · 66.2% owned · 12.3% no carStalybridge East & Swineshaw, Tameside7,218 residents · 56.9% owned · 22.4% no carBacup, Rossendale11,135 residents · 63.9% owned · 21.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rochford Town & Canewdon

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

Tenure

Owned54.1%
1,307 households
Social rented29.3%
707 households
Private rented15.6%
376 households
Shared ownership1%
24 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.7%
912 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.4%
542 households
Detached18.7%
451 households
Terraced15.1%
366 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
29 households
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.5%
931 households
2 cars or vans in household27.1%
654 households
No cars or vans in household19.9%
481 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.5%
351 households
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.6%
861 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
670 households
1 bedroom19.1%
461 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
425 households
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63%
1,523 households
One-person household32.2%
777 households
Other household types4.8%
116 households
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.1%
777 households
2 people in household31.8%
770 households
3 people in household17.5%
424 households
4 people in household12.2%
295 households
5 people in household4.5%
108 households
6 people in household1.2%
30 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,040 residents
15–2917.5%
988 residents
30–4418.9%
1,071 residents
45–6426.6%
1,503 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,053 residents
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
5,462 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
105 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
9 residents
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.2%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.1%
914 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.2%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
2,693 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
1,773 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
247 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
2,585 residents
Good health33.8%
1,912 residents
Fair health14.7%
829 residents
Bad health4.5%
252 residents
Very bad health1.3%
76 residents
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
4,501 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,154 residents
Rochford Town & Canewdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.2%
1,018 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
822 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%
431 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
129 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
14 households
Rochford Town & Canewdon · 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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