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Homes rented privately

8.9% to 56.3%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.9% in Stour Valley to 56.3% in Pier — a gap of 47.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stour Valley	8.9%	111	1,241
Alresford & Elmstead	9.3%	266	2,853
Weeley & Tendring	9.5%	119	1,252
Little Clacton	9.8%	138	1,402
The Bentleys & Frating	9.9%	140	1,418
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland	10.6%	154	1,456
The Oakleys & Wix	11%	138	1,250
Burrsville	11.6%	281	2,432
Ardleigh & Little Bromley	12.1%	142	1,177
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford	12.3%	191	1,550
St Bartholomew's	12.5%	363	2,911
Eastcliff	12.6%	173	1,371
Dovercourt Tollgate	14.4%	162	1,125
Homelands	14.6%	259	1,780
Kirby Cross	14.6%	215	1,474
Bluehouse	15.2%	392	2,574
Dovercourt All Saints	15.8%	509	3,217
St Osyth	17.6%	419	2,382
Frinton	17.9%	509	2,845
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	18.4%	724	3,937
Brightlingsea	20.4%	813	3,992
Cann Hall	20.6%	542	2,630
Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston	23%	292	1,268
St John's	23.3%	734	3,156
St Paul's	24.7%	317	1,283
Dovercourt Bay	28.5%	408	1,434
Walton	29.1%	448	1,542
St James	30.9%	1,030	3,335
Coppins	31%	966	3,115
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands	31.5%	918	2,918
Harwich & Kingsway	41.9%	758	1,811
Pier	56.3%	746	1,326

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.1% to 15.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.1% in Ardleigh & Little Bromley to 15.4% in West Clacton & Jaywick Sands — a gap of 11.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ardleigh & Little Bromley	4.1%	123	3,013
The Bentleys & Frating	4.2%	144	3,429
Stour Valley	4.4%	133	3,035
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	5.2%	449	8,620
Alresford & Elmstead	5.4%	374	6,986
The Oakleys & Wix	5.6%	169	3,044
Weeley & Tendring	5.6%	166	2,982
Dovercourt Tollgate	5.8%	158	2,742
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland	5.8%	198	3,428
Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston	5.8%	175	3,028
Brightlingsea	6%	521	8,680
Dovercourt All Saints	6.3%	444	7,099
Kirby Cross	6.3%	213	3,404
Little Clacton	6.4%	195	3,065
Frinton	6.9%	379	5,516
Dovercourt Bay	7.1%	230	3,238
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford	7.1%	242	3,388
Cann Hall	7.3%	446	6,146
Eastcliff	7.6%	218	2,887
St Paul's	8.3%	222	2,677
Walton	8.7%	288	3,300
Harwich & Kingsway	9%	331	3,665
Coppins	9.1%	660	7,291
St John's	9.2%	638	6,937
St Osyth	9.4%	484	5,172
St Bartholomew's	9.5%	555	5,822
Bluehouse	9.8%	575	5,839
Homelands	9.9%	345	3,489
St James	10.5%	770	7,317
Burrsville	10.6%	548	5,152
Pier	11.8%	305	2,590
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands	15.4%	817	5,307

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People aged 65 or over

17.7% to 48%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 17.7% in Harwich & Kingsway to 48% in Homelands — a gap of 30.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Harwich & Kingsway	17.7%	647	3,663
Ardleigh & Little Bromley	18.7%	563	3,014
Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston	18.7%	567	3,029
Coppins	19.7%	1,437	7,292
Bluehouse	22.3%	1,300	5,842
Dovercourt Bay	22.6%	730	3,237
Pier	23.1%	598	2,592
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	23.5%	2,023	8,618
The Bentleys & Frating	24.2%	829	3,432
Cann Hall	24.3%	1,496	6,146
The Oakleys & Wix	25%	761	3,044
Dovercourt Tollgate	25.9%	710	2,740
Alresford & Elmstead	26.5%	1,849	6,985
St John's	27.7%	1,920	6,934
Weeley & Tendring	27.8%	828	2,982
Brightlingsea	27.9%	2,424	8,681
St James	28.4%	2,078	7,318
Dovercourt All Saints	28.8%	2,043	7,096
Stour Valley	28.9%	877	3,035
Walton	29.1%	959	3,297
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland	29.6%	1,015	3,431
Kirby Cross	30.9%	1,052	3,402
St Osyth	33.8%	1,748	5,173
Little Clacton	34.6%	1,061	3,066
St Paul's	35%	936	2,676
Burrsville	36.9%	1,904	5,153
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands	37.9%	2,012	5,308
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford	38.3%	1,296	3,388
Eastcliff	42%	1,213	2,887
Frinton	46.7%	2,574	5,517
St Bartholomew's	47.2%	2,749	5,824
Homelands	48%	1,674	3,490

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.2% to 42.5%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 16.2% in Ardleigh & Little Bromley to 42.5% in West Clacton & Jaywick Sands — a gap of 26.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ardleigh & Little Bromley	16.2%	399	2,468
The Bentleys & Frating	16.4%	465	2,840
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	17.3%	1,249	7,205
Alresford & Elmstead	19.1%	1,118	5,867
Stour Valley	19.5%	497	2,551
Brightlingsea	19.8%	1,442	7,297
The Oakleys & Wix	19.8%	508	2,564
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland	20.3%	592	2,920
Dovercourt Bay	22.5%	592	2,636
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford	22.7%	673	2,970
Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston	24.1%	573	2,377
Weeley & Tendring	24.1%	613	2,542
Frinton	24.3%	1,200	4,929
Dovercourt All Saints	24.6%	1,439	5,851
Harwich & Kingsway	24.9%	742	2,975
Dovercourt Tollgate	25.6%	577	2,251
Walton	25.9%	713	2,757
Cann Hall	26.3%	1,321	5,026
Kirby Cross	26.4%	750	2,840
St Paul's	27.4%	641	2,336
Eastcliff	27.6%	701	2,541
Little Clacton	30.4%	808	2,660
St James	30.7%	1,894	6,176
St John's	30.7%	1,755	5,709
Pier	30.8%	661	2,147
Bluehouse	31.2%	1,450	4,651
Coppins	31.2%	1,771	5,673
Homelands	31.9%	995	3,119
St Osyth	31.9%	1,430	4,481
St Bartholomew's	31.9%	1,690	5,290
Burrsville	33.5%	1,511	4,512
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands	42.5%	2,015	4,736

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

12.9% to 30.8%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 12.9% in West Clacton & Jaywick Sands to 30.8% in Ardleigh & Little Bromley — a gap of 17.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands	12.9%	609	4,736
Bluehouse	13.7%	636	4,651
Coppins	13.8%	785	5,673
Burrsville	14.5%	656	4,512
Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston	15.1%	360	2,377
Cann Hall	16%	805	5,026
St James	16.1%	996	6,176
St John's	16.2%	924	5,709
Homelands	16.3%	508	3,119
Little Clacton	16.5%	439	2,660
Dovercourt All Saints	16.5%	966	5,851
St Bartholomew's	17.1%	902	5,290
Eastcliff	17.2%	438	2,541
St Osyth	17.3%	773	4,481
Dovercourt Tollgate	17.3%	390	2,251
Pier	17.9%	384	2,147
Harwich & Kingsway	18.7%	555	2,975
Kirby Cross	19.7%	560	2,840
Walton	19.9%	550	2,757
Dovercourt Bay	20.5%	540	2,636
Weeley & Tendring	22%	559	2,542
St Paul's	22.5%	525	2,336
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford	22.7%	673	2,970
Brightlingsea	24.6%	1,793	7,297
Alresford & Elmstead	24.8%	1,457	5,867
Frinton	25.1%	1,237	4,929
The Bentleys & Frating	26%	738	2,840
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland	26.2%	766	2,920
The Oakleys & Wix	26.5%	679	2,564
Stour Valley	27.7%	706	2,551
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	29.8%	2,145	7,205
Ardleigh & Little Bromley	30.8%	759	2,468

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.6% to 41.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 12.6% in Ardleigh & Little Bromley to 41.5% in West Clacton & Jaywick Sands — a gap of 28.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ardleigh & Little Bromley	12.6%	149	1,180
Alresford & Elmstead	14.5%	413	2,849
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	14.8%	582	3,938
The Bentleys & Frating	14.9%	211	1,419
Stour Valley	15.2%	189	1,241
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland	15.9%	232	1,459
The Oakleys & Wix	16.3%	203	1,246
Brightlingsea	17.2%	685	3,992
Frinton	18.7%	532	2,846
Weeley & Tendring	19.5%	244	1,250
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford	19.7%	305	1,550
Eastcliff	20.6%	282	1,370
Dovercourt Tollgate	21%	236	1,125
Kirby Cross	21.6%	318	1,470
St Paul's	22.1%	285	1,289
Dovercourt All Saints	22.1%	712	3,217
Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston	22.9%	291	1,269
Dovercourt Bay	23%	329	1,433
Little Clacton	23.7%	332	1,402
St Bartholomew's	23.7%	690	2,911
Walton	24.3%	374	1,542
Homelands	25.5%	454	1,779
Cann Hall	25.7%	675	2,628
St Osyth	28.1%	668	2,381
Harwich & Kingsway	28.5%	517	1,815
Burrsville	29.6%	719	2,432
St John's	30.2%	954	3,156
St James	30.5%	1,017	3,338
Coppins	32.7%	1,019	3,117
Bluehouse	33.3%	857	2,573
Pier	36.9%	488	1,322
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands	41.5%	1,211	2,919

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.4% to 28.9%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.4% in Little Clacton to 28.9% in Bluehouse — a gap of 27.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 32 of 32 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Little Clacton	1.4%	20	1,402
St Bartholomew's	2%	57	2,911
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands	2.8%	83	2,918
Frinton	3%	84	2,845
Pier	3.3%	44	1,326
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford	3.4%	52	1,550
Kirby Cross	3.5%	52	1,474
Eastcliff	3.9%	54	1,371
St Paul's	4.4%	57	1,283
Alresford & Elmstead	4.8%	137	2,853
Dovercourt Tollgate	5.3%	60	1,125
Walton	5.4%	83	1,542
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland	5.6%	82	1,456
Brightlingsea	5.7%	226	3,992
Weeley & Tendring	5.8%	72	1,252
The Bentleys & Frating	5.9%	84	1,418
The Oakleys & Wix	6.4%	80	1,250
Ardleigh & Little Bromley	6.8%	80	1,177
Burrsville	6.8%	166	2,432
St Osyth	7.7%	184	2,382
Cann Hall	7.9%	208	2,630
Stour Valley	8.7%	108	1,241
St James	8.9%	296	3,335
St John's	9.1%	286	3,156
Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston	9.5%	121	1,268
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	10.7%	420	3,937
Coppins	11.8%	368	3,115
Dovercourt Bay	12.6%	180	1,434
Harwich & Kingsway	13.3%	241	1,811
Dovercourt All Saints	14.6%	470	3,217
Homelands	17.2%	307	1,780
Bluehouse	28.9%	743	2,574

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