- 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 Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Age under 16 1,612 16.2 19.0 Age 16 to 24 724 7.3 9.2 Age 25 to 64 5,427 54.7 52.7 Age 65 to 84 1,717 17.3 16.4 Age 85 and over 450 4.5 2.8 All usual residents 9,930 Not applicable Not applicable Southend Total 180,655 Not applicable Not applicable Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Ethnicity
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Types of Ethnicity in Chalkwell ward Ethnicity Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 8,081 81.4 81.6 White: Irish 132 1.3 0.9 White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 0 0.0 0.01 White: Other White 13 0.1 0.1 Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups 570 5.7 4.8 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 346 3.5 3.1 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 72 0.7 1.0 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 72 0.7 0.9 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 50 0.5 0.6 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 100 1.0 1.4 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 156 1.6 2.0 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 54 0.5 0.5 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 20 0.2 0.4 Other Ethnic Group: Arab 24 0.2 0.2 Other Ethnic Group 91 0.9 0.9 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Religion
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Types of religion in Southend in Chalkwell ward Religion Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Christian 4,244 42.7 42.6 No religion 4,194 42.2 44.9 Religion not stated 619 6.2 6.0 Muslim 256 2.6 3.0 Hindu 104 1.0 1.1 Sikh 14 0.1 0.1 Buddhist 56 0.6 0.5 Jewish 373 3.8 1.1 Other Religion 68 0.7 0.6 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Sexual orientation
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Types of sexual orientation in Chalkwell ward Sexual orientation Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Straight or heterosexual 7,423 89.3 89.8 Gay or lesbian 134 1.6 1.6 Bisexual 114 1.4 1.3 Other sexual orientation 35 0.4 0.3 Not answered 610 7.3 7.0 Data soured from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Gender identity
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Types of gender identity in Chalkwell ward Gender identity Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth 7,792 93.7 94.1 Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given 14 0.2 0.2 Trans woman 11 0.1 0.1 Trans man 20 0.2 0.1 All other gender identities 8 0.1 0.1 Not answered 469 5.6 5.4 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Health
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Health levels of residents in Chalkwell ward Health level Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Very good health 4,792 48.3 46.7 Good health 3,324 33.5 34.4 Fair Health 1,238 12.5 13.3 Bad Health 438 4.4 4.3 Very Bad Health 134 1.3 1.3 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Carers
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Carers hours provided in Chalkwell ward Carers hours Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Provides no unpaid care 8,744 92.7 91.2 Provides 9 hours or less unpaid care a week 293 3.1 3.1 Provides 10 to 19 hours unpaid care a week 110 1.2 1.2 Provides 20 to 34 hours unpaid care a week 55 0.6 0.8 Provides 35 to 49 hours unpaid care a week 58 0.6 1.0 Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 174 1.8 2.7 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Living arrangements
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Types of living arrangement in Chalkwell ward Living arrangements Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage One person household: Aged 66 and over 578 12.9 13.9 One person household: Other 1,238 27.7 19.4 One Family All aged 66 and over 357 8.0 8.6 Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children 624 13.9 13.5 Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No dependent children 548 12.2 14.3 Cohabiting Couple: Dependent children 162 3.6 5.1 Cohabiting Couple: No dependent children 384 8.6 7.2 Lone parent: Dependent children 213 4.8 7.5 Lone parent: All children non-dependent 137 3.1 4.5 Other household types: With dependent children 69 1.5 2.2 Other one family household: Other family composition 27 0.6 0.6 Other household types: Including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over 138 3.1 3.2 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Accommodation details
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Types of accommodation in Chalkwell ward Accomodation Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Whole house or bungalow: Detached 879 19.7 15.8 Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached 616 13.8 31.0 Whole house or bungalow: Terraced (including end-terrace) 256 5.7 17.0 Flat: Purpose built block of flats or tenement 1,214 27.2 20.4 Flat: Part of a converted or shared house (including bed sits) 1,361 30.4 13.1 Flat: Part of another converted building 81 1.8 0.9 Flat: In a commercial building 61 1.4 1.8 Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 3 0.1 0.1 All dwellings 4,471 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 Chalkwell ward Tenure Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Owned: Owned Outright 1,341 30.0 31.6 Owned: Owned with a mortgage or loan 1,280 28.6 29.7 Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) 25 0.6 0.6 Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority) 90 2.0 6.1 Social rented: Other 126 2.8 5.4 Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency 1,515 33.9 24.4 Private rented: Other 93 2.1 2.1 Living rent free 2 0.0 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 Chalkwell ward Emplyment status Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Employee: Part time 961 11.6 13.4 Employee: Full time 2,810 33.8 33.5 Self employed 990 11.9 10.0 Unemployed 255 3.1 3.7 Employment status Economically Inactive
Employment status economically inactive in Chalkwell ward Employment status Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Retired 1,970 23.7 22.5 Student (including full time students) 250 3.0 3.9 Looking after home or family 368 4.4 5.3 Long term sick or disabled 390 4.7 4.4 Other 320 3.8 3.4 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Occupation
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Types of occupation in Chalkwell ward Occupation Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Managers, directors and senior officials 810 17.0 13.0 Professional occupations 1,088 22.9 19.1 Associate professional and technical occupations 783 16.4 14.1 Administrative and secretarial occupations 520 10.9 11.1 Skilled trades occupations 372 7.8 9.9 Caring, leisure and other service occupations 383 8.0 9.8 Sales and customer service occupations 281 5.9 7.7 Process, plant and machine operatives 207 4.3 6.1 Elementary occupations 317 6.7 9.3 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Qualifications and students
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Types of qualification achieved in Chalkwell ward Qualifications achieved Chalkwell (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage No Qualifications 1,512 18.2 19.7 Level 1 qualifications 833 10.0 12.0 Level 2 qualifications 1,162 14.0 15.8 Level 3 qualifications 1,373 16.5 17.3 Level 4 qualifications and above 2,850 34.3 27.2 Other qualifications, including Apprenticeships 584 7.0 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 Chalkwell ward Car or van ownership Chalkwell (Households) Percentage Southend percentage No cars or vans in household 1,145 25.6 24.6 1 car or van in household 2,033 45.5 44.3 2 cars or vans in household 1,012 22.6 23.5 3 cars or vans in household 281 6.3 7.6 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Residents’ perception survey 2021 - key findings
