Milton - Ward profiles

Wards location
Map showing all of the council wards in the City. Milton ward is shaded in black to highlight where it is.
Councillors details
Map of the ward
Map showing all of the areas of interest such as GP surgeries, parks. Allotments,parmacies, schools, places of worship,cemetries, leisure facilities, green spaces in Milton Ward.
Population size and age structure
Age range Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Age under 16 1.870 16.0 19.0
Age 16 to 24 1,309 11.2 9.2
Age 25 to 64 6,700 57.3 52.7
Age 65 to 84 1.501 12.8 16.4
Age 85 and over 304 2.6 2.8
All usual residents 11,684 Not applicable Not applicable
Southend Total 180,655 Not applicable Not applicable

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Ethnicity
Types of Ethnicity in Milton ward
Ethnicity Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 8.081 69.1 81.6
White: Irish 146 1.2 0.9
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 6 0.1 0.1
White: Roma 55 0.5 0.1
White: Other White 1,230 10.5 4.8
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups 477 4.1 3.1
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 158 1.4 1.6
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 124 1.1 1.0
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 146 1.2 0.9
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 105 0.9 0.6
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 298 2.5 1.4
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 438 3.7 2.0
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 112 1.0 0.5
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 77 0.7 0.4
Other Ethnic Group: Arab 40 0.3 0.2
Other Ethnic Group 197 1.7 0.9

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Religion
Types of religion in Southend in Milton ward
Religion Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Christian 4,594 39.3 42.6
No religion 5,199 44.5 44.9
Religion not stated 802 6.9 6.0
Muslim 480 4.1 3.0
Hindu 96 0.8 1.1
Sikh 9 0.1 0,1
Buddhist 132 1.1 0.5
Jewish 272 2.3 1.1
Other Religion 111 0.9 0.6

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Sexual orientation
Types of sexual orientation in Southend in Milton ward
Sexual orientation Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Straight or heterosexual 8,403 85.6 89.8
Gay or lesbian 294 3.0 1.6
Bisexual 261 2.7 1.3
Other sexual orientation 66 0.7 0.3
Not answered 796 8.1 7.0

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Gender identity
Types of gender identity in Milton ward
Gender identity Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth 9,063 92.3 94.1
Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given 32 0.3 0.2
Trans woman 21 0.2 0.1
Trans man 19 0.2 0.1
All other gender identities 25 0.3 0.1
Not answered 662 6.7 5.4

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Health
Health levels of residents in Milton ward
Health level Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Very good health 5,206 44.5 46.7
Good health 4,057 34.7 34.4
Fair Health 1,736 14.8 13.3
Bad Health 553 4.7 4.3
Very Bad Health 140 1.2 1.3

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Carers
Carers hours provided in Milton ward
Carers hours Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Provides no unpaid care 10,217 92.5 91.2
Provides 9 hours or less unpaid care a week 303 2.7 3.1
Provides 10 to 19 hours unpaid care a week 114 1.0 1.2
Provides 20 to 34 hours unpaid care a week 74 0.7 0.8
Provides 35 to 49 hours unpaid care a week 112 1.0 1.0
Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 220 2.0 2.7

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Living arrangements
Types of living arrangement in Milton ward
Living arrangement Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
One person household: Aged 66 and over 781 13.8 13.9
One person household: Other 1,866 32.9 19.4
One Family All aged 66 and over 215 3.8 8.6
Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children 428 7.5 13.5
Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No dependent children 496 8.7 14.3
Cohabiting Couple: Dependent children 257 4.5 5.1
Cohabiting Couple: No dependent children 470 8.3 7.2
Lone parent: Dependent children 444 7.8 7.5
Lone parent: All children non-dependent 210 3.7 4.5
Other household types: With dependent children 110 1.9 2.2
Other one family household: Other family composition 69 1.2 0.6
Other household types: Including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over 324 5.7 3.2

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Accommodation details
Types of accommodation in Milton ward
Accommodation Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Whole house or bungalow: Detached 193 3.4 15.8
Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached 500 8.8 31.0
Whole house or bungalow: Terraced (including end-terrace) 655 11.6 17.0
Flat: Purpose built block of flats or tenement 1,599 28.2 20.4
Flat: Part of a converted or shared house (including bed sits) 2,278 40.2 13.1
Flat: In a commercial building 147 2.6 0.9
Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 4 0.1 0.1
All dwellings 5,670 Not applicable Not applicable
All dwellings (Southend) 78,353 Not applicable Not applicable

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Tenure
Types of Tenure in Milton ward
Tenure Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Owned: Owned Outright 1,141 20.1 31.6
Owned: Owned with a mortgage or loan 1,166 20.6 29.7
Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) 20 0.4 0.6
Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority) 75 1.3 6.1
Social rented: Other 168 3.0 5.4
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency 2,953 52.1 24.4
Private rented: Other 143 2.5 2.1
Living rent free 2 0.0 0.1

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Economic activity

Employment status Economically Active

Employment status Economically Active in Milton ward
Employment status Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Employee: Part time 1.158 11.8 13.4
Employee: Full time 3,418 34.8 33.5
Self employed 1,001 10.2 10.0
Unemployed 553 5.6 3.7

Employment status Economically Inactive

Employment status Economically Inactive in Milton ward
Employment status Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Retired 1,652 16.8 22.5
Student (including full time students) 607 6.2 3.9
Looking after home or family 466 4.7 5.3
Long term sick or disabled 529 5.4 4.4
Other 436 4.4 3.4

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Occupation
Types of occupation in Milton ward
Occupation Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
Managers, directors and senior officials 674 12.1 13.0
Professional occupations 1,000 17.9 19.1
Associate professional and technical occupations 705 12.6 14.1
Administrative and secretarial occupations 506 9.1 11.1
Skilled trades occupations 567 10.2 9.9
Caring, leisure and other service occupations 704 12.6 9.8
Sales and customer service occupations 442 7.9 7.7
Process, plant and machine operatives 354 6.3 6.1
Elementary occupations 627 11.2 9.3

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Qualifications and students
Types of qualification achieved in Milton ward
Qualifications achieved Milton (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage
No Qualifications 1,819 18.5 19.7
Level 1 qualifications 1.029 10.5 12.0
Level 2 qualifications 1,369 13.9 15.8
Level 3 qualifications 1,773 18.1 17.3
Level 4 qualifications and above 3,055 31.1 27.2
Other qualifications, including Apprenticeships 774 7.9 8.0

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

Car or van availability
Car and van ownership in the household in Milton ward
Car and van ownership Milton (Households) Percentage Southend percentage
No cars or vans in household 2.341 41.3 24.6
1 car or van in household 2,477 43.7 44.3
2 cars or vans in household 674 11.9 23.5
3 cars or vans in household 176 3.1 7.6

Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census

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