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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004574

Harwich Parkeston

Harwich Parkeston is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,863 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,863

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,398

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,001.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

14.8%

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.

Stowmarket West, Mid Suffolk6,159 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.4% no carHighbridge, Sedgemoor8,877 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.0% no carKidsgrove Central, Newcastle-under-Lyme5,709 residents · 63.2% owned · 21.8% no carShort Heath East, Walsall5,625 residents · 66.0% owned · 23.1% no carBedworth Town, Nuneaton and Bedworth6,947 residents · 58.9% owned · 28.4% no carGainsborough East, West Lindsey7,477 residents · 45.1% owned · 27.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harwich Parkeston

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

Tenure

Owned61%
2,072 households
Private rented20.4%
694 households
Social rented17.8%
606 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.7%
1,348 households
Terraced26.9%
914 households
Detached16.8%
571 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
520 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,496 households
No cars or vans in household24.2%
822 households
2 cars or vans in household24.2%
821 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
259 households
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.2%
1,772 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
1,028 households
4 or more bedrooms8.9%
304 households
1 bedroom8.6%
293 households
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,148 households
One-person household32.5%
1,106 households
Other household types4.3%
147 households
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,131 households
1 person in household32.6%
1,106 households
3 people in household14.8%
504 households
4 people in household12%
408 households
5 people in household5.1%
173 households
6 people in household1.7%
57 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,574 residents
15–2917.2%
1,350 residents
30–4417.1%
1,343 residents
45–6424.1%
1,898 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,696 residents
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,582 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
129 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
96 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.4%
1,575 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.7%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.2%
942 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above14.8%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
432 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
3,345 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
2,756 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations19.3%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.2%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
3,219 residents
Good health35.8%
2,814 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,328 residents
Bad health5.2%
410 residents
Very bad health1.2%
92 residents
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.9%
6,048 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.1%
1,814 residents
Harwich Parkeston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,274 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension37.5%
1,274 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
669 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Harwich Parkeston · 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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