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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007057

Mile End South

Mile End South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,526 residents in Colchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,526

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,077

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,059

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.1%

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.

Bradley Stoke Central, South Gloucestershire10,662 residents · 60.6% owned · 10.6% no carWest Ruislip South, Hillingdon8,929 residents · 66.4% owned · 19.3% no carRedhill East, Reigate and Banstead11,324 residents · 57.7% owned · 20.4% no carWaterhouse Lane & Admirals Park, Chelmsford10,349 residents · 57.8% owned · 20.3% no carKingshill & Okus, Swindon8,572 residents · 65.6% owned · 15.7% no carHitchin Bearton, North Hertfordshire8,160 residents · 58.1% owned · 20.5% no car

Most similar within Colchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Abbey Field, Colchester8,081 residents · 63.9% owned · 16.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mile End South

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

Tenure

Owned51.8%
1,593 households
Private rented35.8%
1,102 households
Social rented11.5%
354 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.4%
934 households
Semi-detached25.2%
775 households
Terraced22.9%
705 households
Detached19.9%
611 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.8%
1,563 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
737 households
No cars or vans in household19.2%
590 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
185 households
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.9%
1,165 households
3 bedrooms30.4%
933 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
712 households
1 bedroom8.6%
264 households
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
2,023 households
One-person household26.7%
821 households
Other household types7.6%
233 households
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,053 households
1 person in household26.7%
821 households
3 people in household17.6%
540 households
4 people in household15.4%
474 households
5 people in household4.2%
130 households
6 people in household1.3%
40 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,503 residents
15–2921.1%
1,588 residents
30–4427.8%
2,088 residents
45–6422.6%
1,697 residents
65 and over8.6%
646 residents
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.6%
5,688 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.2%
996 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5%
380 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
296 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
167 residents
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.1%
2,735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
973 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
824 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.1%
541 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
478 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.1%
4,278 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25.3%
1,502 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.6%
1,635 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
278 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
254 residents aged 16 and over
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%
4,100 residents
Good health33.2%
2,498 residents
Fair health9.2%
692 residents
Bad health2.6%
194 residents
Very bad health0.5%
41 residents
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
6,458 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,068 residents
Mile End South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.8%
1,838 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
926 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%
252 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Mile End South · 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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