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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004577

Elmstead Market & Ardleigh

Elmstead Market & Ardleigh is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,108 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,108

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,439

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

111.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.9%

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.

Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham, Braintree7,021 residents · 76.6% owned · 6.5% no carLayer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East, Colchester8,300 residents · 85.1% owned · 5.6% no carTollesbury, Tolleshunt & Goldhanger, Maldon6,485 residents · 79.2% owned · 7.1% no carStoke Golding, Higham & Fenny Drayton, Hinckley and Bosworth7,406 residents · 80.7% owned · 7.4% no carLong Stratton, Carlton Rode & Tibenham, South Norfolk11,555 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.2% no carBlunham, Caldecote & Broom, Central Bedfordshire6,563 residents · 69.7% owned · 7.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Elmstead Market & Ardleigh

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

Tenure

Owned81.2%
1,981 households
Private rented11.1%
270 households
Social rented6.9%
168 households
Shared ownership0.7%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.5%
1,378 households
Semi-detached30.2%
737 households
Terraced6.8%
167 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
122 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.5%
939 households
1 car or van in household30.7%
749 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.7%
555 households
No cars or vans in household8.1%
197 households
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.2%
908 households
4 or more bedrooms35.9%
876 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
549 households
1 bedroom4.4%
107 households
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.9%
1,778 households
One-person household21.9%
535 households
Other household types5.2%
126 households
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%
964 households
1 person in household22%
537 households
3 people in household17.3%
422 households
4 people in household14.5%
354 households
5 people in household4.5%
111 households
6 people in household1.7%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
974 residents
15–2914.7%
898 residents
30–4417%
1,038 residents
45–6430.9%
1,890 residents
65 and over21.5%
1,312 residents
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
5,772 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
117 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
107 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
40 residents
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.9%
1,413 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
916 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
612 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
3,036 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
1,934 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.9%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
258 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
2,959 residents
Good health34.3%
2,097 residents
Fair health12.3%
752 residents
Bad health3.8%
234 residents
Very bad health1.1%
66 residents
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
5,051 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,057 residents
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.1%
1,296 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
794 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
288 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Elmstead Market & Ardleigh · 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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