Socio-economic statistics for Cambridge Town, Essex

Is Cambridge Town in Southend-on-Sea 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 Cambridge Town older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Cambridge Town and Southend-on-Sea? What is the claimant count in Cambridge Town and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Cambridge Town 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 Southend-on-Sea.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Southend-on-Sea	4.3%	-0.7%
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 Cambridge Town 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 Cambridge Town.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	50.2%
In Part-Time Work	31.13%
Unemployed	4.14%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

68.87% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Cambridge Town

What are the occupations of the residents of Cambridge Town?

The largest employment sector in Cambridge Town is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	20.42%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	17.82%
Associate Professional & Technical	16.45%
Administrative & Secretarial	12.64%
Skilled Trades	8.39%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.6%
Elementary Occupations	6%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	4.27%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Cambridge Town Age Distribution Statistics

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

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)

Cambridge Town & Southend-on-Sea 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 Cambridge Town in the Southend-on-Sea local area district.

Cambridge Town has a lower rate of immigrants than Southend-on-Sea, the East of England region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Thorpe (Southend-on-Sea)	90.9%	9.1%
Southend-on-Sea	87.5%	12.5%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Cambridge Town compared to other wards in Southend-on-Sea

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Milton	76.77%	23.23%
2	Victoria	76.84%	23.16%
3	Westborough	80.84%	19.16%
4	Kursaal	81.15%	18.85%
5	Prittlewell	84.52%	15.48%
6	Chalkwell	86.75%	13.25%
7	St. Luke's	88.34%	11.66%
8	Southchurch	89.77%	10.23%
9	St Laurence	90.31%	9.69%
10	Thorpe	90.9%	9.1%
11	Blenheim Park	90.97%	9.03%
12	West Shoebury	91.33%	8.67%
13	Leigh	92.09%	7.91%
14	Shoeburyness	92.44%	7.56%
15	Belfairs	93.57%	6.43%
16	West Leigh	93.93%	6.07%
17	Eastwood Park	94.32%	5.68%

';Cambridge Town is ranked 10 out of 17 wards in Southend-on-Sea for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Cambridge Town and Southend-on-Sea

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Cambridge Town either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 82.1 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 17.9 of Cambridge Town residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Thorpe (Southend-on-Sea)	82.1%	17.9%
Southend-on-Sea	61.3%	38.7%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Cambridge Town has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area.

Cambridge Town compared to other wards in Southend-on-Sea

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Eastwood Park	83.29%	16.71%
2	Thorpe (Southend-on-Sea)	82.1%	17.9%
3	West Leigh	80.84%	19.16%
4	Belfairs	76.38%	23.62%
5	St Laurence	70.94%	29.06%
6	West Shoebury	69.71%	30.29%
7	Prittlewell	68.49%	31.51%
8	Blenheim Park	67.68%	32.32%
9	Leigh	66.42%	33.58%
10	Southchurch	63.7%	36.3%
11	St. Luke's (Southend-on-Sea)	63.33%	36.67%
12	Chalkwell (Southend-on-Sea)	58.61%	41.39%
13	Westborough (Southend-on-Sea)	57.24%	42.76%
14	Shoeburyness	56.78%	43.22%
15	Milton (Southend-on-Sea)	40.7%	59.3%
16	Victoria (Southend-on-Sea)	33.93%	66.07%
17	Kursaal	33.22%	66.78%

Cambridge Town is ranked 2 out of 17 wards in Southend-on-Sea for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Cambridge Town Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Cambridge Town 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 Cambridge Town to the national average for England.

Level	Thorpe	England
No Qualifications	16.85%	18.08%
Level 1	11.76%	9.69%
Level 2	15.5%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	5.11%	5.32%
Level 3	17.71%	16.92%
Level 4	29.52%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Cambridge Town Health Statistics

Thorpe has a lower proportion of residents (very_good_pc-$ward_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Thorpe (Southend-on-Sea)	48.03%	34.6%	12.9%	3.26%	1.22%
Southend-on-Sea	46.7%	34.39%	13.34%	4.31%	1.26%
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 Southend-on-Sea changed since 2011?

Southend-on-Sea residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.89% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	45.11%	35.09%	14.06%	4.48%	1.26%
2021	46.7%	34.39%	13.34%	4.31%	1.26%

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

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Cambridge Town and Southend-on-Sea?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Southend-on-Sea including Cambridge Town. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Belfairs	9665
Blenheim Park	11159
Chalkwell	10398
Eastwood Park	9425
Kursaal	12215
Leigh	10288
Milton	11762
Prittlewell	10724
Shoeburyness	11939
Southchurch	9977
St Laurence	10599
St. Luke's	11237
Thorpe	9281
Victoria	13025
West Leigh	9459
West Shoebury	10415
Westborough	11205
Southend-on-Sea Total	182773

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

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

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