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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000488

Hacton

Hacton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,579 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering
7,579

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,014

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,144.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.1%

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.

Bursted Wood, Bexley7,986 residents · 84.6% owned · 16.0% no carAlbany Park, Bexley7,750 residents · 86.8% owned · 13.2% no carLamorbey, Bexley7,178 residents · 86.6% owned · 12.6% no carBarnehurst North, Bexley7,933 residents · 83.6% owned · 15.6% no carDanson Park, Bexley11,115 residents · 83.9% owned · 14.1% no carBostall, Bexley10,726 residents · 87.0% owned · 14.8% no car

Most similar within Havering

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Romford East, Havering9,535 residents · 84.5% owned · 13.7% no carHylands, Havering8,492 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.6% no carRise Park, Havering7,820 residents · 89.8% owned · 11.5% no carElm Park East, Havering7,355 residents · 81.0% owned · 20.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hacton

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

Tenure

Owned87.7%
2,642 households
Private rented8.9%
268 households
Social rented2.9%
87 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached66.5%
2,004 households
Terraced21.6%
652 households
Detached5.7%
173 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
146 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.1%
1,420 households
2 cars or vans in household27.7%
834 households
No cars or vans in household14.7%
442 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
316 households
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.6%
1,675 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
705 households
2 bedrooms15.9%
479 households
1 bedroom5.1%
153 households
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.5%
2,125 households
One-person household23.9%
719 households
Other household types5.6%
169 households
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,034 households
1 person in household23.9%
719 households
3 people in household17.9%
540 households
4 people in household17.1%
515 households
5 people in household5.2%
158 households
6 people in household1.3%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,156 residents
15–2915.6%
1,184 residents
30–4418.7%
1,420 residents
45–6426.7%
2,025 residents
65 and over23.7%
1,796 residents
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.7%
6,492 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%
528 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.8%
287 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
162 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
109 residents
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.1%
1,655 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
997 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
731 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
3,844 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,426 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,383 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations18.3%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
355 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
3,876 residents
Good health34.7%
2,630 residents
Fair health10.7%
809 residents
Bad health2.7%
203 residents
Very bad health0.8%
61 residents
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
6,630 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
949 residents
Hacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.3%
1,607 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,008 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
353 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
45 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Hacton · 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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