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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006926

Chafford & North Stifford

Chafford & North Stifford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,008 residents in Thurrock. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Thurrock
8,008

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,842

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,427.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.4%

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.

Maidenbower East & Worth, Crawley7,848 residents · 77.6% owned · 6.5% no carMouldon Hill & Oakhurst, Swindon9,908 residents · 71.7% owned · 6.4% no carGroundwell & Abbey Meads, Swindon10,334 residents · 78.2% owned · 5.9% no carChurch Langley, Harlow8,941 residents · 76.9% owned · 7.3% no carGodinton, Repton & Orchard Heights, Ashford8,844 residents · 66.8% owned · 11.8% no carBicester North, Cherwell6,726 residents · 66.8% owned · 8.9% no car

Most similar within Thurrock

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Chafford, Thurrock7,691 residents · 66.4% owned · 11.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chafford & North Stifford

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

Tenure

Owned77%
2,187 households
Private rented21%
596 households
Social rented1.7%
48 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38%
1,080 households
Semi-detached23.7%
675 households
Terraced18.6%
529 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.6%
528 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,174 households
2 cars or vans in household37.2%
1,057 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14%
399 households
No cars or vans in household7.5%
213 households
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms33.3%
946 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
851 households
3 bedrooms29.8%
848 households
1 bedroom7%
200 households
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%
2,038 households
One-person household20.2%
574 households
Other household types8.2%
234 households
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.7%
731 households
3 people in household22%
626 households
4 people in household21.3%
605 households
1 person in household20.2%
574 households
5 people in household7.9%
226 households
6 people in household1.9%
54 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
1,698 residents
15–2918.7%
1,494 residents
30–4424.2%
1,939 residents
45–6427.9%
2,237 residents
65 and over8%
637 residents
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.4%
5,400 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.1%
1,369 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10%
805 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
284 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
153 residents
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.4%
2,250 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
795 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
654 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.4%
4,476 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25%
1,546 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,401 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
294 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.2%
4,660 residents
Good health32.3%
2,583 residents
Fair health7.2%
578 residents
Bad health1.8%
147 residents
Very bad health0.5%
40 residents
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.9%
7,278 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.1%
730 residents
Chafford & North Stifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.6%
1,694 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
884 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8%
227 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
37 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Chafford & North Stifford · 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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