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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002914

Hereford North West

Hereford North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,936 residents in Herefordshire, County of. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Herefordshire, County of
8,936

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,125

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,589.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.3%

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.

Ripon South & East, Harrogate10,336 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.8% no carHamworthy East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,781 residents · 62.6% owned · 17.6% no carStreet Village, Mendip8,215 residents · 56.6% owned · 19.5% no carMelton Mowbray West, Melton9,626 residents · 59.3% owned · 20.7% no carDiss & Roydon, South Norfolk10,921 residents · 62.9% owned · 18.3% no carAndover Central, Test Valley7,491 residents · 60.5% owned · 21.1% no car

Most similar within Herefordshire, County of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hereford West, Herefordshire, County of6,856 residents · 66.9% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hereford North West

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

Tenure

Owned63.5%
2,621 households
Private rented21.9%
903 households
Social rented13.2%
545 households
Shared ownership1.3%
52 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.5%
1,466 households
Detached24.6%
1,015 households
Terraced21.5%
886 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
633 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.7%
1,967 households
2 cars or vans in household25.7%
1,060 households
No cars or vans in household18.4%
761 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
337 households
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%
1,669 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
1,096 households
4 or more bedrooms17.4%
717 households
1 bedroom15.6%
643 households
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
2,486 households
One-person household35.2%
1,451 households
Other household types4.6%
191 households
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
1,451 households
2 people in household34.9%
1,441 households
3 people in household15.4%
637 households
4 people in household10.1%
416 households
5 people in household3.2%
133 households
6 people in household0.8%
32 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,406 residents
15–2915.9%
1,419 residents
30–4419.2%
1,711 residents
45–6427%
2,411 residents
65 and over22.2%
1,985 residents
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
8,722 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
78 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
49 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
25 residents
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.3%
1,886 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,535 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,338 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
533 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
4,504 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
2,810 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,428 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.3%
1,359 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
3,912 residents
Good health36.3%
3,244 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,309 residents
Bad health4.1%
369 residents
Very bad health1.1%
102 residents
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
7,334 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,602 residents
Hereford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%
1,905 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,468 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
623 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Hereford North West · 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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