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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006859

South Chafford

South Chafford is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,691 residents in Thurrock. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Thurrock
7,691

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,650

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,496.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.0%

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.

Abbey Park, Swindon8,569 residents · 58.6% owned · 10.2% no carHampton Vale, Peterborough12,981 residents · 59.1% owned · 12.3% no carMouldon Hill & Oakhurst, Swindon9,908 residents · 71.7% owned · 6.4% no carBradley Stoke North East, South Gloucestershire10,030 residents · 66.2% owned · 9.1% no carGodinton, Repton & Orchard Heights, Ashford8,844 residents · 66.8% owned · 11.8% no carSnatchill, North Northamptonshire12,016 residents · 67.2% owned · 8.3% no car

Most similar within Thurrock

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chafford & North Stifford, Thurrock8,008 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.5% no carWest Thurrock, Thurrock8,416 residents · 54.3% owned · 17.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Chafford

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

Tenure

Owned66.4%
1,760 households
Private rented32.5%
862 households
Social rented0.9%
23 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.9%
845 households
Detached26.8%
711 households
Terraced23.5%
624 households
Semi-detached17.5%
463 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
0 households
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.2%
1,331 households
2 cars or vans in household29.6%
784 households
No cars or vans in household11.4%
301 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
235 households
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.1%
1,065 households
3 bedrooms28.3%
751 households
4 or more bedrooms27.3%
723 households
1 bedroom4.3%
114 households
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73%
1,938 households
One-person household17.4%
463 households
Other household types9.5%
253 households
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.3%
698 households
4 people in household23.1%
612 households
3 people in household21.7%
576 households
1 person in household17.5%
463 households
5 people in household8.3%
219 households
6 people in household2.4%
63 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.8%
1,831 residents
15–2919.5%
1,498 residents
30–4427.2%
2,092 residents
45–6425%
1,923 residents
65 and over4.5%
347 residents
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.8%
4,444 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.3%
1,558 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.8%
1,137 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
369 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
182 residents
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43%
2,468 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
836 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.8%
620 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
163 residents aged 16 and over
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)76%
4,353 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive21%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
173 residents aged 16 and over
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
253 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
230 residents aged 16 and over
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health61.3%
4,712 residents
Good health30.6%
2,351 residents
Fair health6.6%
510 residents
Bad health1.2%
89 residents
Very bad health0.4%
29 residents
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act92.4%
7,106 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act7.6%
587 residents
South Chafford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.4%
1,630 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
810 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7%
186 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
26 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
South Chafford · 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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