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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004588

Clacton Central

Clacton Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,209 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,209

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,487

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,972

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.4%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clacton Central

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

Tenure

Private rented48.4%
1,689 households
Owned39.9%
1,391 households
Social rented11.3%
393 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement38.9%
1,356 households
Semi-detached18.1%
632 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.1%
562 households
Terraced10.6%
371 households
Detached7.9%
277 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop5%
176 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
109 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47.4%
1,653 households
1 car or van in household37.4%
1,306 households
2 cars or vans in household10.9%
380 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
150 households
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom34.8%
1,214 households
2 bedrooms33.7%
1,177 households
3 bedrooms20.3%
710 households
4 or more bedrooms11.1%
388 households
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household51.5%
1,796 households
Single family household42.9%
1,498 households
Other household types5.6%
196 households
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household51.5%
1,795 households
2 people in household24%
836 households
3 people in household11.4%
396 households
4 people in household7.2%
252 households
5 people in household3.7%
129 households
6 people in household1.2%
43 households
7 people in household0.7%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,294 residents
15–2918.2%
1,314 residents
30–4416.1%
1,163 residents
45–6425.8%
1,858 residents
65 and over21.9%
1,579 residents
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.1%
6,564 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
269 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
218 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
116 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
41 residents
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.5%
1,898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.4%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
874 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.2%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
796 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.7%
3,082 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.1%
2,694 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations19.7%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.3%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.9%
230 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health34.7%
2,498 residents
Good health33.5%
2,413 residents
Fair health19.9%
1,432 residents
Bad health9.1%
657 residents
Very bad health2.9%
207 residents
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act67.8%
4,886 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act32.2%
2,321 residents
Clacton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,236 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension27.2%
950 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.1%
912 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.4%
329 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.8%
62 households
Clacton Central · 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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