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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004583

Brightlingsea & Point Clear

Brightlingsea & Point Clear is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,908 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,908

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,081

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

920.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe, Canterbury8,215 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.1% no carRyde West & Havenstreet, Isle of Wight7,693 residents · 71.1% owned · 20.6% no carHorncastle, East Lindsey7,554 residents · 65.0% owned · 17.6% no carGillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carNorth Walsham West, North Norfolk6,194 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.2% no carCrewkerne, South Somerset8,370 residents · 69.5% owned · 13.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brightlingsea & Point Clear

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

Tenure

Owned74%
3,018 households
Private rented20.3%
829 households
Social rented5.3%
218 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.6%
1,451 households
Semi-detached34.5%
1,408 households
Terraced15.3%
624 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.4%
424 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
59 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
31 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
30 households
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,833 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
1,154 households
No cars or vans in household14.5%
591 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
501 households
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,549 households
2 bedrooms36.1%
1,474 households
4 or more bedrooms16.3%
665 households
1 bedroom9.6%
392 households
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60%
2,446 households
One-person household35%
1,428 households
Other household types5%
204 households
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
1,472 households
1 person in household35%
1,428 households
3 people in household13.3%
543 households
4 people in household10.9%
443 households
5 people in household3.1%
126 households
6 people in household1.2%
50 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,319 residents
15–2913.6%
1,209 residents
30–4414.1%
1,260 residents
45–6429.2%
2,596 residents
65 and over28.3%
2,521 residents
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
8,680 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
106 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
72 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
20 residents
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23%
1,720 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,695 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
942 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.7%
3,954 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.9%
3,442 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,452 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.2%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.1%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
3,669 residents
Good health35.6%
3,171 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,438 residents
Bad health5.3%
472 residents
Very bad health1.7%
153 residents
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
6,870 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
2,037 residents
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.7%
1,741 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38%
1,550 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
651 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Brightlingsea & Point Clear · 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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