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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004580

Frinton West & Kirby

Frinton West & Kirby is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,285 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,285

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,785

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

677.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.3%

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.

Birchington, Thanet8,864 residents · 82.2% owned · 19.5% no carShanklin West & Newchurch, Isle of Wight8,022 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.4% no carCaister on Sea, Great Yarmouth8,802 residents · 77.1% owned · 18.1% no carSelsey, Chichester10,923 residents · 75.4% owned · 16.8% no carYarmouth & Freshwater, Isle of Wight9,693 residents · 71.6% owned · 18.6% no carMundesley, Trunch & Bacton, North Norfolk6,663 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Frinton West & Kirby

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

Tenure

Owned81.2%
4,696 households
Private rented13.2%
764 households
Social rented4.8%
276 households
Shared ownership0.8%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.8%
3,288 households
Semi-detached32.5%
1,880 households
Terraced4.8%
280 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
269 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
2,633 households
2 cars or vans in household27%
1,560 households
No cars or vans in household16.7%
969 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
625 households
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.1%
2,262 households
3 bedrooms35.7%
2,068 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
1,201 households
1 bedroom4.4%
255 households
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
3,679 households
One-person household32.6%
1,887 households
Other household types3.8%
220 households
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.2%
2,501 households
1 person in household32.6%
1,887 households
3 people in household11.6%
671 households
4 people in household8.4%
486 households
5 people in household2.9%
167 households
6 people in household0.8%
47 households
7 people in household0.3%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.4%
1,404 residents
15–2910.8%
1,328 residents
30–4411.4%
1,398 residents
45–6425.9%
3,177 residents
65 and over40.5%
4,979 residents
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
11,925 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
160 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
116 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
36 residents
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.4%
2,846 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.3%
2,183 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,617 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,600 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive57.5%
6,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)41.4%
4,461 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
2,119 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
1,621 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
1,475 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health37.3%
4,577 residents
Very good health37.1%
4,563 residents
Fair health18.2%
2,232 residents
Bad health5.8%
712 residents
Very bad health1.6%
201 residents
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.9%
9,319 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.1%
2,966 residents
Frinton West & Kirby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension40%
2,318 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
2,235 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
1,066 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
157 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
12 households
Frinton West & Kirby · 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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