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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004576

Harwich West & South

Harwich West & South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,139 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,139

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,906

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

260.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Dereham West, Necton & Gressenhall, Breckland7,013 residents · 74.4% owned · 8.6% no carFleggburgh, Rollesby & Martham, Great Yarmouth8,014 residents · 79.2% owned · 8.4% no carDereham North & Neatherd, Breckland7,654 residents · 68.5% owned · 16.3% no carLeverington, Gorefield & Tydd St Giles, Fenland6,808 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.7% no carWatlington, Wiggenhall & Terrington St John, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,351 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.6% no carAcle & Reedham, Broadland6,025 residents · 72.4% owned · 12.4% no car

Most similar within Tendring

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington, Tendring8,507 residents · 84.5% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harwich West & South

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

Tenure

Owned82%
3,204 households
Private rented12.3%
479 households
Social rented5.4%
209 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.8%
1,909 households
Semi-detached33.2%
1,298 households
Terraced11.1%
435 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
162 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.1%
81 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,565 households
2 cars or vans in household32.7%
1,275 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
584 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
481 households
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.7%
1,628 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
1,119 households
4 or more bedrooms26.1%
1,020 households
1 bedroom3.5%
137 households
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
2,676 households
One-person household26.6%
1,040 households
Other household types4.8%
187 households
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
1,590 households
1 person in household26.6%
1,040 households
3 people in household14.4%
563 households
4 people in household12.4%
484 households
5 people in household4%
155 households
6 people in household1.4%
53 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,305 residents
15–2914.1%
1,292 residents
30–4414.5%
1,322 residents
45–6428.6%
2,615 residents
65 and over28.5%
2,605 residents
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
8,865 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
115 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
78 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
29 residents
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.5%
1,738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,623 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,299 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,279 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
999 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.7%
3,992 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.5%
3,590 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,540 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
373 residents aged 16 and over
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,916 residents
Good health36.8%
3,361 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,349 residents
Bad health4.2%
383 residents
Very bad health1.4%
130 residents
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
7,293 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,846 residents
Harwich West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,720 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.7%
1,474 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
597 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
106 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Harwich West & South · 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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