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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004579

Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken

Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,913 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,913

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,471

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

163.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Berrow & Brent Knoll, Sedgemoor11,059 residents · 82.4% owned · 8.4% no carBelton, Great Yarmouth5,588 residents · 82.3% owned · 10.2% no carBewdley East & Upper Arley, Wyre Forest6,757 residents · 74.3% owned · 11.9% no carRufford & Banks, West Lancashire7,972 residents · 79.7% owned · 9.4% no carTorksey & Stow, West Lindsey7,416 residents · 82.6% owned · 7.7% no carHutton, Locking & Banwell, North Somerset10,810 residents · 81.3% owned · 8.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken

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

Tenure

Owned85.2%
2,959 households
Private rented10%
348 households
Social rented4.3%
148 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.2%
1,845 households
Semi-detached30.1%
1,045 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure7.8%
269 households
Terraced4.6%
161 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.1%
107 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,376 households
2 cars or vans in household32.9%
1,141 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.8%
583 households
No cars or vans in household10.6%
368 households
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.7%
1,309 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
1,018 households
4 or more bedrooms24%
833 households
1 bedroom8.9%
308 households
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
2,285 households
One-person household28.7%
996 households
Other household types5.5%
191 households
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.8%
1,416 households
1 person in household28.7%
996 households
3 people in household13.8%
477 households
4 people in household11.3%
393 households
5 people in household3.3%
116 households
6 people in household1.3%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,079 residents
15–2913.1%
1,034 residents
30–4413.9%
1,101 residents
45–6429.6%
2,340 residents
65 and over29.8%
2,357 residents
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
7,731 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
83 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
54 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.8%
1,679 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,423 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.1%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.3%
3,469 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.4%
3,206 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,243 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
3,397 residents
Good health36.1%
2,856 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,208 residents
Bad health4.3%
340 residents
Very bad health1.4%
112 residents
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
6,296 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,617 residents
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.8%
1,486 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.3%
1,294 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
546 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken · 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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