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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004581

Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington

Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,507 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,507

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,533

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

220

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

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.

Lympne & Palmarsh, Folkestone and Hythe7,107 residents · 86.4% owned · 8.6% no carBlofield, Lingwood & Upton, Broadland9,051 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.2% no carStone Cross, Westham & Pevensey Bay, Wealden11,106 residents · 80.3% owned · 9.8% no carPawlett, Puriton & Woolavington, Sedgemoor8,514 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.7% no carHarvington, Offenham & Badsey, Wychavon9,019 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.7% no carClaydon & Bramford, Mid Suffolk7,653 residents · 78.2% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington

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

Tenure

Owned84.5%
2,984 households
Private rented10.6%
373 households
Social rented3.7%
132 households
Shared ownership1.2%
43 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.5%
1,820 households
Semi-detached36.6%
1,293 households
Terraced5.2%
184 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
150 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.5%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.6%
1,327 households
1 car or van in household36.8%
1,300 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.2%
608 households
No cars or vans in household8.4%
297 households
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.5%
1,537 households
4 or more bedrooms28.2%
997 households
2 bedrooms24.2%
856 households
1 bedroom4%
142 households
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%
2,531 households
One-person household23.7%
838 households
Other household types4.6%
164 households
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.2%
1,491 households
1 person in household23.7%
838 households
3 people in household15.3%
542 households
4 people in household12.8%
453 households
5 people in household4.1%
144 households
6 people in household1.4%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,280 residents
15–2914.1%
1,199 residents
30–4415.6%
1,325 residents
45–6427.8%
2,364 residents
65 and over27.5%
2,336 residents
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
8,221 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
104 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
91 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
38 residents
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,769 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,320 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
564 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,963 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43%
3,066 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,520 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,898 residents
Good health35.8%
3,043 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,167 residents
Bad health3.6%
302 residents
Very bad health1.1%
96 residents
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
6,878 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,629 residents
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
1,727 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,295 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
431 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington · 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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