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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000483

Hornchurch

Hornchurch is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,001 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering
8,001

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,473

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,991.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Burgess Hill Central, Mid Sussex9,134 residents · 61.9% owned · 25.1% no carBexleyheath Broadway, Bexley8,770 residents · 71.4% owned · 27.6% no carCheshunt Central, Broxbourne8,069 residents · 66.2% owned · 22.1% no carEast Grinstead Central & North, Mid Sussex13,280 residents · 60.6% owned · 19.4% no carSidcup East, Bexley10,164 residents · 67.0% owned · 24.8% no carEltham South, Greenwich6,865 residents · 61.8% owned · 33.9% no car

Most similar within Havering

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Elm Park East, Havering7,355 residents · 81.0% owned · 20.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hornchurch

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned65.7%
2,283 households
Private rented20.5%
712 households
Social rented13.5%
470 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.5%
1,406 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.7%
1,172 households
Terraced12.4%
430 households
Detached6.2%
215 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.1%
143 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
94 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,530 households
No cars or vans in household26.9%
934 households
2 cars or vans in household21.3%
740 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
269 households
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.1%
1,255 households
2 bedrooms32%
1,112 households
4 or more bedrooms16.7%
580 households
1 bedroom15.1%
526 households
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
2,115 households
One-person household32.7%
1,138 households
Other household types6.4%
223 households
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.7%
1,136 households
2 people in household31.1%
1,080 households
3 people in household17.5%
608 households
4 people in household13.5%
468 households
5 people in household3.6%
124 households
6 people in household1.2%
43 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,290 residents
15–2916.5%
1,320 residents
30–4420.6%
1,648 residents
45–6425.3%
2,024 residents
65 and over21.5%
1,720 residents
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.2%
6,815 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%
474 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.3%
343 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
255 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
116 residents
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
1,814 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,375 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%
4,015 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,544 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.5%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
355 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,939 residents
Good health33.6%
2,692 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,006 residents
Bad health3.6%
289 residents
Very bad health0.9%
75 residents
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
6,753 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,246 residents
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
1,557 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%
1,292 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
534 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Hornchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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