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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004586

Clacton East

Clacton East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,246 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,246

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,789

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,143.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Bexhill East & Pebsham, Rother8,047 residents · 76.1% owned · 17.6% no carSouth Hayling, Havant5,258 residents · 70.1% owned · 19.1% no carBurnham-on-Sea, Sedgemoor7,780 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.7% no carBrixham Town, Torbay9,473 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.2% no carSt Austell Central, Cornwall10,040 residents · 53.9% owned · 26.3% no carHampden Park South, Eastbourne7,751 residents · 62.8% owned · 24.2% no car

Most similar within Tendring

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Clacton West, Tendring7,413 residents · 67.8% owned · 25.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clacton East

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

Tenure

Owned66.6%
2,524 households
Private rented25.5%
967 households
Social rented7.5%
286 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.3%
1,373 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.8%
976 households
Semi-detached23.9%
905 households
Terraced8.2%
311 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
127 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
71 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,668 households
No cars or vans in household26.4%
998 households
2 cars or vans in household22%
834 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
287 households
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.7%
1,428 households
3 bedrooms33.6%
1,273 households
4 or more bedrooms16%
605 households
1 bedroom12.7%
482 households
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
2,182 households
One-person household37.1%
1,407 households
Other household types5.3%
199 households
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.2%
1,407 households
2 people in household36.2%
1,372 households
3 people in household11.6%
441 households
4 people in household8.8%
332 households
5 people in household4%
151 households
6 people in household1.5%
55 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,275 residents
15–2914.9%
1,227 residents
30–4413.9%
1,143 residents
45–6425.4%
2,096 residents
65 and over30.4%
2,505 residents
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
7,856 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
149 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
147 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.6%
1,907 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.5%
3,696 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)45.5%
3,139 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
882 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.3%
3,156 residents
Good health35.6%
2,934 residents
Fair health17.7%
1,463 residents
Bad health6.6%
546 residents
Very bad health1.8%
148 residents
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.7%
6,157 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.3%
2,089 residents
Clacton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.3%
1,450 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.4%
1,341 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.7%
784 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
197 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Clacton East · 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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