Socio-economic statistics for Blackwater, Essex, Essex

Is Blackwater, Essex in Braintree a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Blackwater, Essex older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Blackwater, Essex and Braintree? What is the claimant count in Blackwater, Essex and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Blackwater, Essex Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Blackwater, Essex residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Blackwater, Essex to the national average for England.

Level	Witham South	England
No Qualifications	17.54%	18.08%
Level 1	12.11%	9.69%
Level 2	15.55%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	4.85%	5.32%
Level 3	19.9%	16.92%
Level 4	27.48%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackwater, Essex & Braintree Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Blackwater, Essex in the Braintree local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Witham South	91.01%	8.99%
Braintree	92.79%	7.21%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackwater, Essex compared to other wards in Braintree

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Braintree Central & Beckers Green	84.82%	15.18%
2	Braintree South	89.62%	10.38%
3	Bocking South	89.62%	10.38%
4	Witham Central	89.83%	10.17%
5	Bocking Blackwater	90.98%	9.02%
6	Witham South	91.01%	8.99%
7	Witham North	91.47%	8.53%
8	Braintree West	91.64%	8.36%
9	Witham West	92.26%	7.74%
10	Great Notley & Black Notley	93.57%	6.43%
11	Silver End & Cressing	93.89%	6.11%
12	Bocking North	94.31%	5.69%
13	Bumpstead	94.59%	5.41%
14	Halstead St Andrew's	94.71%	5.29%
15	Rayne	94.77%	5.23%
16	Halstead Trinity	94.8%	5.2%
17	Stour Valley North	95.01%	4.99%
18	Three Fields	95.1%	4.9%
19	The Colnes	95.22%	4.78%
20	Hedingham	95.26%	4.74%
21	Stour Valley South	95.38%	4.62%
22	Yeldham	95.42%	4.58%
23	Hatfield Peverel & Terling	95.69%	4.31%
24	Coggeshall	95.73%	4.27%
25	Kelvedon & Feering	95.79%	4.21%
26	Gosfield & Greenstead Green	96.82%	3.18%

';Blackwater, Essex is ranked 6 out of 26 wards in Braintree for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackwater, Essex Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Witham South.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackwater, Essex Health Statistics

Witham South has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Witham South	50.99%	34.65%	10.63%	2.9%	0.83%
Braintree	47.26%	35.65%	12.66%	3.5%	0.94%
East	48.28%	34.64%	12.5%	3.58%	1%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in Braintree changed since 2011?

Braintree residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.29% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	47.51%	35.69%	12.44%	3.43%	0.93%
2021	47.26%	35.65%	12.66%	3.5%	0.94%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Blackwater, Essex?

The largest employment sector in Blackwater, Essex is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	18.98%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	13.83%
Associate Professional & Technical	13.83%
Administrative & Secretarial	10.97%
Skilled Trades	10.31%
Elementary Occupations	8.91%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	8.25%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	7.03%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Blackwater, Essex Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Braintree.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Braintree	2.6%	-0.2%
East of England	3%	-0.3%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Blackwater, Essex on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Blackwater, Essex.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	65.58%
In Part-Time Work	25.44%
Unemployed	3.63%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

74.56% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Blackwater, Essex

How many residents own or rent their home in Blackwater, Essex and Braintree

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Blackwater, Essex either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 65.01 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 34.99 of Blackwater, Essex residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Witham South	65.01%	34.99%
Braintree	67.85%	32.15%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Blackwater, Essex has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.

Blackwater, Essex compared to other wards in Braintree

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Great Notley & Black Notley	81.03%	18.97%
2	Gosfield & Greenstead Green	80.29%	19.71%
3	Bumpstead	78.64%	21.36%
4	Rayne	77.93%	22.07%
5	Stour Valley South	77.48%	22.52%
6	Stour Valley North	76.83%	23.17%
7	Bocking Blackwater	76.51%	23.49%
8	Braintree West	75.25%	24.75%
9	Three Fields	75.14%	24.86%
10	Yeldham	73.74%	26.26%
11	The Colnes	71.86%	28.14%
12	Kelvedon & Feering	71.82%	28.18%
13	Coggeshall	71.64%	28.36%
14	Hedingham	71.33%	28.67%
15	Halstead St Andrew's	70.46%	29.54%
16	Hatfield Peverel & Terling	69.63%	30.37%
17	Silver End & Cressing	69.13%	30.87%
18	Bocking North	68.57%	31.43%
19	Witham West	65.29%	34.71%
20	Witham South	65.01%	34.99%
21	Braintree South	63.48%	36.52%
22	Halstead Trinity	60.38%	39.62%
23	Witham North	59.93%	40.07%
24	Witham Central	58.51%	41.49%
25	Bocking South	50.12%	49.88%
26	Braintree Central & Beckers Green	46.37%	53.63%

Blackwater, Essex is ranked 20 out of 26 wards in Braintree for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Blackwater, Essex and Braintree?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Braintree including Blackwater, Essex. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Bocking Blackwater	9708
Bocking North	5272
Bocking South	6645
Braintree Central & Beckers Green	10156
Braintree South	6995
Braintree West	5905
Bumpstead	2781
Coggeshall	6045
Gosfield & Greenstead Green	2270
Great Notley & Black Notley	10032
Halstead St Andrew's	6215
Halstead Trinity	6553
Hatfield Peverel & Terling	5816
Hedingham	6002
Kelvedon & Feering	5682
Rayne	2921
Silver End & Cressing	6742
Stour Valley North	2904
Stour Valley South	2911
The Colnes	5814
Three Fields	5916
Witham Central	6466
Witham North	7098
Witham South	6529
Witham West	6920
Yeldham	2793
Braintree Total	153091

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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