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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004585

Clacton Bocking's Elm

Clacton Bocking's Elm is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,038 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,038

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,849

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,651.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.3%

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.

Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe, Canterbury8,215 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.1% no carWestwood, Northwood & Bromstone, Thanet7,295 residents · 74.3% owned · 20.1% no carHerne Bay South & Greenhill, Canterbury8,960 residents · 72.1% owned · 19.0% no carKinson East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,499 residents · 66.6% owned · 16.1% no carCamborne South, Cornwall7,270 residents · 64.8% owned · 16.5% no carMarch East, Fenland7,659 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.2% no car

Most similar within Tendring

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brightlingsea & Point Clear, Tendring8,908 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clacton Bocking's Elm

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

Tenure

Owned74.7%
2,876 households
Private rented16.1%
618 households
Social rented8.9%
343 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.1%
1,773 households
Semi-detached39.1%
1,505 households
Terraced8%
307 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
178 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.5%
57 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,728 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
1,089 households
No cars or vans in household15.7%
604 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
428 households
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,517 households
2 bedrooms35.7%
1,374 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
684 households
1 bedroom7.1%
274 households
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
2,507 households
One-person household29.1%
1,120 households
Other household types5.8%
222 households
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,422 households
1 person in household29.1%
1,120 households
3 people in household15.2%
586 households
4 people in household11.7%
451 households
5 people in household4.7%
180 households
6 people in household1.5%
58 households
7 people in household0.6%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,489 residents
15–2915.8%
1,428 residents
30–4415.9%
1,436 residents
45–6425.1%
2,268 residents
65 and over26.7%
2,415 residents
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
8,689 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
145 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
75 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.6%
2,203 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,221 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.3%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.2%
3,816 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.2%
3,518 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.4%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.7%
3,675 residents
Good health34.8%
3,146 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,541 residents
Bad health5.7%
514 residents
Very bad health1.8%
162 residents
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
6,963 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
2,075 residents
Clacton Bocking's Elm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.6%
1,525 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.3%
1,357 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
787 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
172 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Clacton Bocking's Elm · 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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