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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000491

Hornchurch Marshes

Hornchurch Marshes is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,640 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering
10,640

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,931

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,216.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.2%

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.

Erith West, Bexley7,212 residents · 65.2% owned · 25.4% no carEastbrookend, Barking and Dagenham6,640 residents · 66.8% owned · 23.6% no carGarston, Watford8,399 residents · 55.4% owned · 19.4% no carHanworth South, Hounslow7,115 residents · 59.7% owned · 21.9% no carMilton & Chalk, Gravesham11,586 residents · 56.7% owned · 19.6% no carCrayford, Bexley11,271 residents · 63.8% owned · 21.6% no car

Most similar within Havering

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Romford North West, Havering9,185 residents · 65.6% owned · 24.4% no carRainham West, Havering6,737 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.0% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no carPetersfield Avenue & Duck Wood, Havering9,346 residents · 52.8% owned · 26.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hornchurch Marshes

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

Tenure

Owned59.5%
2,338 households
Social rented23.8%
936 households
Private rented14%
550 households
Shared ownership2.6%
102 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.5%
1,121 households
Semi-detached27.3%
1,075 households
Terraced27.1%
1,068 households
Detached14.3%
564 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
79 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,755 households
No cars or vans in household23.9%
942 households
2 cars or vans in household23.7%
934 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
303 households
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.8%
1,881 households
2 bedrooms26.5%
1,044 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
589 households
1 bedroom10.7%
420 households
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
2,521 households
One-person household25.7%
1,012 households
Other household types10.2%
401 households
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.2%
1,109 households
1 person in household25.7%
1,012 households
3 people in household17.9%
703 households
4 people in household15.3%
600 households
5 people in household7.9%
311 households
6 people in household3.2%
127 households
7 people in household1.3%
51 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
2,238 residents
15–2920.1%
2,142 residents
30–4422.1%
2,348 residents
45–6423.9%
2,542 residents
65 and over12.9%
1,370 residents
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.3%
6,842 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.9%
1,690 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.4%
1,424 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
461 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
219 residents
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.2%
2,329 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,824 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
5,082 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,954 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,442 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
5,289 residents
Good health33.9%
3,611 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,236 residents
Bad health3.7%
398 residents
Very bad health1%
105 residents
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
9,016 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,623 residents
Hornchurch Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.8%
1,685 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,373 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
672 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
191 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Hornchurch Marshes · 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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