- 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 Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Age under 16 1,424 15.4 19.6 Age 16 to 24 702 7.6 9.1 Age 25 to 64 4,427 47.7 51.9 Age 65 to 84 2,252 24.2 16.5 Age 85 and over 469 5.1 3 All usual residents 9,274 Not applicable Not applicable Southend Total 183,125 Not applicable Not applicable Data sourced from Public Health England, 2019
- Ethnicity
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Types of Ethnicity in Thorpe ward Ethnicity Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 7,968 87.4 81.6 White: Irish 77 0.8 0.9 White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller 3 0.0 0.1 White: Roma 6 0.1 0.1 White: Other White 299 3.3 4.8 Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups 217 2.4 3.1 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Indian 141 1.5 1.6 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Pakistani 83 0.9 1.0 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Bangladeshi 35 0.4 0.9 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Chinese 49 0.5 0.6 Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Other Asian 47 0.5 1.4 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: African 75 0.8 2.0 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Caribbean 23 0.3 0.5 Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Other Black 21 0.2 0.4 Other Ethnic Group: Arab 22 0.2 0.2 Other Ethnic Group 50 0.5 0.9 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Religion
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Types of religion in Thorpe ward Religion Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Christian 4,550 49.9 42.6 No religion 3,500 38.4 44.9 Religion not stated 536 5.9 6.0 Muslim 184 2.0 3.0 Hindu 107 1.2 1.1 Sikh 5 0.1 0.1 Buddhist 38 0.4 0.5 Jewish 155 1.7 1.1 Other Religion 39 0.4 0.6 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Sexual orientation
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Types of sexual orientation in Thorpe ward Sexual orientation Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Straight or heterosexual 6,995 90.9 89.8 Gay or lesbian 93 1.2 1.6 Bisexual 62 0.8 1.3 Other sexual orientation 11 0.1 0.3 Not answered 537 7.0 7.0 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Gender identity
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Types of gender identity in Thorpe ward Gender identity Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth 7,265 94.4 94.1 Gender identity different from sex registered at birth but no specific identity given 8 0.1 0.2 Trans woman 6 0.1 0.1 Trans man 6 0.1 0.1 All other gender identities 5 0.1 0.1 Not answered 408 5.3 5.4 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Health
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Health levels of residents in Thorpe ward Health level Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Very good health 4,378 48.0 46.2 Good health 3,154 34.6 34.8 Fair Health 1,176 12.9 13.4 Bad Health 297 3.3 4.3 Very Bad Health 111 1.2 1.3 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Carers
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Carers hours provided in Thorpe ward Carers hours Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Provides no unpaid care 7,913 90.7 91.2 Provides 1 to 19 hours unpaid care a week 473 5.4 4.3 Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week 126 1.4 1.8 Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week 217 2.5 2.7 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Living arrangements
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Types of living arrangement in Thorpe ward Living arrangement Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage One person household: Aged 66 and over 771 19.5 13.9 One person household: Other 391 9.9 19.4 One Family All aged 66 and over 638 16.1 8.6 Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: Dependent children 557 14.1 13.5 Married or same-sex civil partnership couple: No dependent children 712 18.0 14.3 Cohabiting Couple: Dependent children 149 3.8 5.1 Cohabiting Couple: No dependent children 216 5.5 7.2 Lone parent: Dependent children 161 4.1 7.5 Lone parent: All children non-dependent 142 3.6 4.5 Other household types: With dependent children 81 2.0 2.2 Other one family household: Other family composition 16 0.4 0.6 Other household types: Including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over 120 3.0 3.2 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Accommodation details
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Types of accommodation in Thorpe ward Accommodation Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Whole house or bungalow: Detached 1,285 32.5 15.8 Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached 1,337 33.8 31.0 Whole house or bungalow: Terraced (including end-terrace) 381 9.6 17.0 Flat: Purpose built block of flats or tenement 535 13.5 20.4 Flat: Part of a converted or shared house (including bed sits) 337 8.5 13.1 Flat: Part of another converted building 14 0.4 0.9 Flat: In a commercial building 66 1.7 1.8 Caravan or other mobile or temporary structure 1 0.0 0.1 All dwellings 3,956 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 Thorpe ward Tenure Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Owned: Owned Outright 2,003 50.6 31.6 Owned: Owned with a mortgage or loan 1,245 31.5 29.7 Shared ownership (part owned and part rented) 13 0.3 0.6 Social rented: Rented from council (Local Authority) 25 0.6 6.1 Social rented: Other 34 0.9 5.4 Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency 547 13.8 24.4 Private rented: Other 89 2.2 2.1 Living rent free 0 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 Thorpe ward Employment status Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Employee: Part time 949 12.3 13.4 Employee: Full time 2,177 28.3 33.5 Self employed 806 10.5 10.0 Unemployed 205 2.7 3.7 Employment status Economically Inactive
Employment status Economically Inactive in Thorpe ward Employment status Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Retired 1,326 34.0 22.5 Student (including full time students) 218 2.8 3.9 Looking after home or family 358 4.6 5.3 Long term sick or disabled 170 2.2 4.4 Other 196 2.5 3.4 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Occupation
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Types of occupation in Thorpe ward Occupation Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage Managers, directors and senior officials 701 17.8 13.1 Professional occupations 803 20.4 19.1 Associate professional and technical occupations 647 16.5 14.1 Administrative and secretarial occupations 497 12.6 11.1 Skilled trades occupations 330 8.4 9.9 Caring, leisure and other service occupations 299 7.6 9.8 Sales and customer service occupations 252 6.4 7.6 Process, plant and machine operatives 168 4.3 6.1 Elementary occupations 236 6.0 9.3 Data sourced from the Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Qualifications and students
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Types of qualification achieved in Thorpe ward Qualifications achieved Thorpe (Persons) Percentage Southend percentage No Qualifications 1,297 16.9 19.7 Level 1 qualifications 905 11.8 12.0 Level 2 qualifications 1,193 15.5 15.8 Level 3 qualifications 1,363 17.7 17.3 Level 4 qualifications and above 2,272 29.5 27.2 Other qualifications, including Apprenticeships 667 8.7 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 Thorpe ward Car and van ownership Thorpe (Households) Percentage Southend percentage No cars or vans in household 611 15.5 24.6 1 car or van in household 1,763 44.6 44.3 2 cars or vans in household 1,144 28.9 23.5 3 cars or vans in household 436 11.0 7.6 Data sourced from The Office for National Statistics, 2021 Census
- Residents’ perception survey 2021 - key findings
