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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002916

Hereford Central

Hereford Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,767 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
9,767

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,729

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,059.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hereford Central

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

Tenure

Owned40.7%
1,927 households
Private rented32.9%
1,557 households
Social rented25.1%
1,189 households
Shared ownership1.1%
54 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35%
1,654 households
Semi-detached25.1%
1,189 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.4%
1,012 households
Detached7.2%
342 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.9%
233 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4%
189 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
105 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
2,095 households
No cars or vans in household33.4%
1,578 households
2 cars or vans in household17.7%
836 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
220 households
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.2%
1,619 households
3 bedrooms32.2%
1,522 households
1 bedroom23.7%
1,123 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
465 households
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.8%
2,402 households
One-person household42.6%
2,016 households
Other household types6.6%
312 households
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.6%
2,016 households
2 people in household30.1%
1,422 households
3 people in household13.6%
643 households
4 people in household9.6%
452 households
5 people in household3.3%
154 households
6 people in household0.6%
30 households
7 people in household0.1%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,489 residents
15–2920.4%
1,992 residents
30–4421.6%
2,111 residents
45–6425.9%
2,530 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,641 residents
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.7%
8,858 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%
530 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
152 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
139 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
88 residents
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%
2,490 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.1%
1,726 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,379 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
5,191 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.1%
2,879 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,578 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,511 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
4,356 residents
Good health34.4%
3,363 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,423 residents
Bad health4.8%
472 residents
Very bad health1.6%
153 residents
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
7,814 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,952 residents
Hereford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.3%
2,047 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,643 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
769 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
248 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
21 households
Hereford Central · 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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