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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004589

Clacton West

Clacton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,413 residents in Tendring. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,413

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,267

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,964

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.1%

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.

Pakefield North, East Suffolk6,742 residents · 60.9% owned · 23.4% no carSt Austell Central, Cornwall10,040 residents · 53.9% owned · 26.3% no carPrestatyn North, Denbighshire5,862 residents · 71.4% owned · 19.8% no carHampden Park South, Eastbourne7,751 residents · 62.8% owned · 24.2% no carWatcombe, Torbay7,279 residents · 62.9% owned · 22.7% no carWestfield & Waterthorpe, Sheffield8,418 residents · 60.0% owned · 30.1% no car

Most similar within Tendring

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Clacton East, Tendring8,246 residents · 66.6% owned · 26.4% no carClacton Rush Green, Tendring7,736 residents · 56.1% owned · 26.5% no carClacton Bocking's Elm, Tendring9,038 residents · 74.7% owned · 15.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clacton West

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

Tenure

Owned67.8%
2,215 households
Private rented24.4%
796 households
Social rented7.4%
242 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.8%
1,104 households
Detached30.8%
1,005 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.6%
576 households
Terraced13.3%
434 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.3%
109 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,491 households
No cars or vans in household25.4%
830 households
2 cars or vans in household20.6%
672 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
271 households
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.8%
1,266 households
2 bedrooms37.8%
1,235 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
506 households
1 bedroom7.9%
257 households
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60%
1,956 households
One-person household34.8%
1,136 households
Other household types5.2%
170 households
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.8%
1,136 households
2 people in household34%
1,111 households
3 people in household14.8%
484 households
4 people in household9.6%
313 households
5 people in household4.4%
143 households
6 people in household1.5%
49 households
7 people in household0.7%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,219 residents
15–2915.6%
1,159 residents
30–4415%
1,113 residents
45–6426.4%
1,958 residents
65 and over26.5%
1,965 residents
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.7%
6,948 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
191 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
170 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
68 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
39 residents
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.3%
1,796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.1%
984 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14%
860 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.3%
3,078 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.7%
2,977 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.4%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.5%
2,779 residents
Good health35.4%
2,622 residents
Fair health18.3%
1,354 residents
Bad health7%
516 residents
Very bad health2%
145 residents
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.3%
5,437 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.7%
1,976 residents
Clacton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,225 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.6%
1,128 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.5%
702 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
197 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Clacton West · 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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