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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004584

Holland-on-Sea

Holland-on-Sea is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,581 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,581

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,287

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,333.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.8%

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.

Birchington, Thanet8,864 residents · 82.2% owned · 19.5% no carSeaton, East Devon7,688 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.8% no carBridlington North & Bempton, East Riding of Yorkshire10,170 residents · 77.1% owned · 17.3% no carKewhurst, Rother7,711 residents · 81.5% owned · 18.4% no carEast Preston & Rustington East, Arun7,955 residents · 81.7% owned · 17.4% no carYarmouth & Freshwater, Isle of Wight9,693 residents · 71.6% owned · 18.6% no car

Most similar within Tendring

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Frinton West & Kirby, Tendring12,285 residents · 81.2% owned · 16.7% no carClacton North, Tendring6,972 residents · 81.1% owned · 17.4% no carWalton & Frinton Coastal, Tendring7,627 residents · 67.2% owned · 23.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holland-on-Sea

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

Tenure

Owned85.8%
2,821 households
Private rented12.2%
400 households
Social rented1.8%
58 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached62.5%
2,054 households
Semi-detached24.6%
807 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%
302 households
Terraced1.7%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.6%
1,630 households
2 cars or vans in household23.2%
764 households
No cars or vans in household18.5%
607 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
286 households
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms52.9%
1,740 households
3 bedrooms31.4%
1,032 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
369 households
1 bedroom4.4%
146 households
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
2,004 households
One-person household34.8%
1,143 households
Other household types4.3%
141 households
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.8%
1,505 households
1 person in household34.8%
1,143 households
3 people in household10%
327 households
4 people in household6.6%
218 households
5 people in household1.9%
62 households
6 people in household0.5%
18 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 158.5%
560 residents
15–299.8%
645 residents
30–449.5%
624 residents
45–6425.4%
1,672 residents
65 and over46.8%
3,084 residents
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,432 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
61 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
38 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
25 residents
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.8%
1,903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.8%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
749 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.2%
492 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive62.1%
3,712 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)37.2%
2,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.7%
41 residents aged 16 and over
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.4%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health38.6%
2,541 residents
Very good health31.4%
2,065 residents
Fair health20.7%
1,362 residents
Bad health7.5%
496 residents
Very bad health1.8%
120 residents
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.3%
4,892 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.7%
1,693 residents
Holland-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension41.2%
1,354 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.4%
1,165 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
664 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
100 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Holland-on-Sea · 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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