- Wards location
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- Councillors details
- Map of the ward
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- Population size and age structure
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Age range Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Age under 16 2,004 19.8 19.0 Age 16 to 24 913 9.0 9.2 Age 25 to 64 4,869 48.0 52.7 Age 65 to 84 1,980 19.5 16.4 Age 85 and over 374 3.7 2.8 All usual residents 10,140 Not applicable Not applicable Southend Total 180,700 Not applicable Not applicable Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 CensusNot applicable
- Ethnicity
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Types of Ethnicity in Southchurch ward Ethnicity Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 8,466 83.4 81.6 White: Irish 66 0.7 0.9 White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 6 0.1 0.1 White: Roma 6 0.1 0.1 White: Other White 324 3.2 4.8 Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups 296 2.9 3.1 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 204 2.0 1.6 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 112 1.1 1.0 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 76 0.7 0.9 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 100 1.0 0.6 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 114 1.1 1.4 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 200 2.0 2.0 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 50 0.5 0.5 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 28 0.3 0.4 Other Ethnic Group: Arab 19 0.2 0.2 Other Ethnic Group 82 0.8 0.9 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Religion
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Types of religion in Southend in Southchurch ward Religion Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Christian 4,446 43.8 42.6 No religion 4,362 43 44.9 Religion not stated 572 5.6 6.0 Muslim 292 2.9 3.0 Hindu 198 1.6 1.1 Sikh 15 0.3 0.1 Buddhist 57 0.6 0.5 Jewish 145 1.4 1.1 Other Religion 65 0.6 0.6 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Sexual orientation
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Types of sexual orientation in Southchurch ward Sexual orientation Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Straight or heterosexual 7,436 91.3 89.8 Gay or lesbian 95 1.2 1.6 Bisexual 82 1.0 1.3 Other sexual orientation 22 0.3 0.3 Not answered 511 6.3 7.0 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Gender identity
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Types of gender identity in Southchurch ward Gender identity Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth 7,699 94.5 94.1 Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given 14 0.2 0.2 Trans woman 5 0.1 0.1 Trans man 7 0.1 0.1 All other gender identities 4 0.0 0.1 Not answered 415 5.1 5.4 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Health
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Health levels of residents in Southchurch ward Health level Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Very good health 4,561 44.9 46.2 Good health 3,504 34.5 34.8 Fair Health 1,422 14.0 13.4 Bad Health 500 4.9 4.3 Very Bad Health 161 1.6 1.3 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Carers
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Carers hours provided in Southchurch ward Carers hours Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Provides no unpaid care 8,663 90.0 91.2 Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a week 436 4,5 4.3 Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week 194 2.0 1.8 Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 332 3.4 2.7 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Living arrangements
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Types of living arrangement in Southchurch ward Living arrangement Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage One person household: Aged 66 and over 647 15.4 13.9 One person household: Other 541 12.9 19.4 One Family All aged 66 and over 562 13.4 8.6 Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children 584 13.9 13.5 Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No dependent children 664 15.8 14.3 Cohabiting Couple: Dependent children 193 4.6 5.1 Cohabiting Couple: No dependent children 196 4.7 7.2 Lone parent: Dependent children 366 8.7 7.5 Lone parent: All children non-dependent 209 5.0 4.5 Other household types: With dependent children 108 2.6 2.2 Other one family household: Other family composition 22 0.5 0.6 Other household types: Including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over 104 2.5 3.2 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Accommodation details
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Types of accommodation in Southchurch ward Accommodation Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Whole house or bungalow: Detached 1,416 33.8 15.8 Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached 1,296 30.9 31.0 Whole house or bungalow: Terraced (including end-terrace) 677 16.1 17.0 Flat: Purpose built block of flats or tenement 648 15.4 20.4 Flat: Part of a converted or shared house (including bed sits) 99 2.4 13.1 Flat: Part of another converted building 8 0.2 0.9 Flat: In a commercial building 51 1.2 1.8 Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 0 0.0 0.1 All dwellings 4,195 Not applicable Not applicable All dwellings (Southend) 78,353 Not applicable Not applicable Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Tenure
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Types of Tenure in Southchurch ward Tenure Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Owned: Owned Outright 1,609 38.4 31.6 Owned: Owned with a mortgage or loan 1,062 25.3 29.7 Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) 22 0.5 0.6 Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority) 456 10.9 6.1 Social rented: Other 384 9,2 5.4 Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency 586 14.0 24.4 Private rented: Other 69 1.6 2.1 Living rent free 5 0.1 0.1 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Economic activity
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Employment status Economically Active
Employment status Economically Active in Southchurch ward Employment status Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Employee: Part time 1,032 12.7 13.4 Employee: Full time 2,215 27.2 33.5 Self employed 740 9.1 10.0 Unemployed 317 3.9 3.7 Employment status Economically Inactive
Employment status Economically Inactive in Southchurch ward Employment status Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Retired 2.281 28.0 22.5 Student (including full time students) 331 4.1 3.9 Looking after home or family 516 6.3 5.3 Long term sick or disabled 450 5.5 4.4 Other 265 3.3 3.4 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Occupation
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Types of occupation in Southchurch ward Occupation Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Managers, directors and senior officials 540 13.6 13.0 Professional occupations 760 19.1 19.1 Associate professional and technical occupations 559 14.0 14.1 Administrative and secretarial occupations 438 11.0 11.1 Skilled trades occupations 363 9.1 9.9 Caring, leisure and other service occupations 381 9.6 9.8 Sales and customer service occupations 330 8.3 7.6 Process, plant and machine operatives 246 6.2 6.1 Elementary occupations 367 9.2 9.3 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Qualifications and students
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Types of qualification achieved in Southchurch ward Qualifications achieved Southchurch (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage No Qualifications 1,845 22.6 19.7 Level 1 qualifications 1,019 12.5 12.0 Level 2 qualifications 1,359 16.7 15.8 Level 3 qualifications 1,267 15.6 17.3 Level 4 qualifications and above 2,022 24.8 27.2 Other qualifications, including Apprenticeships 635 7.8 8.0 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Car or van availability
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Car and van ownership in the household in Southchurch ward Car and van ownership Southchurch (Households) Percentage Southend percentage No cars or vans in household 914 21.8 24.6 1 car or van in household 1,753 41.8 44.3 2 cars or vans in household 1,148 27.4 23.5 3 cars or vans in household 380 9.1 7.6 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Residents’ perception survey 2021 - key findings
