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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007005

West Thurrock

West Thurrock is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,416 residents in Thurrock. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Thurrock
8,416

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,115

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

894.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.8%

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.

Temple Hill & Marshes, Dartford14,368 residents · 56.2% owned · 22.9% no carCentral Dartford & West Hill, Dartford12,203 residents · 58.6% owned · 22.8% no carLower Feltham, Hounslow9,258 residents · 57.0% owned · 20.8% no carRush Green, Havering13,842 residents · 53.1% owned · 30.4% no carColnbrook & Poyle, Slough6,418 residents · 46.2% owned · 15.2% no carCippenham Meadows, Slough13,753 residents · 50.0% owned · 15.0% no car

Most similar within Thurrock

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Purfleet, Thurrock6,690 residents · 47.7% owned · 18.3% no carGrays Chafford Gorges & Orsett Road, Thurrock9,304 residents · 56.9% owned · 21.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Thurrock

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

Tenure

Owned54.3%
1,693 households
Private rented28.4%
886 households
Social rented14.3%
447 households
Shared ownership2.9%
89 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.4%
1,164 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.9%
1,024 households
Semi-detached23.7%
737 households
Detached4.4%
136 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household51.4%
1,599 households
2 cars or vans in household25.3%
787 households
No cars or vans in household17%
528 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
199 households
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.2%
1,281 households
2 bedrooms34%
1,059 households
1 bedroom14.4%
447 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
326 households
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
2,024 households
One-person household24.1%
752 households
Other household types10.9%
338 households
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.4%
822 households
1 person in household24.2%
752 households
3 people in household20.2%
630 households
4 people in household17.7%
551 households
5 people in household8.5%
266 households
6 people in household2.1%
64 households
7 people in household0.6%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.9%
2,013 residents
15–2920.1%
1,693 residents
30–4430.1%
2,533 residents
45–6420%
1,686 residents
65 and over5.9%
494 residents
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.2%
5,233 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.1%
1,777 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.5%
884 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
334 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
189 residents
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.8%
2,126 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
1,181 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
672 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
241 residents aged 16 and over
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)73%
4,601 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive23.5%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
222 residents aged 16 and over
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.1%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.7%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
394 residents aged 16 and over
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.5%
4,669 residents
Good health32.2%
2,713 residents
Fair health9.4%
794 residents
Bad health2.2%
186 residents
Very bad health0.6%
54 residents
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.1%
7,581 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.9%
835 residents
West Thurrock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.1%
1,622 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,017 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
380 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
89 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
West Thurrock · 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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