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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002918

Hereford East

Hereford East is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,797 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
5,797

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,419

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,945

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.5%

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.

Prettygate & Westlands, Colchester7,498 residents · 83.8% owned · 13.9% no carUnsworth, Bury7,218 residents · 85.2% owned · 12.1% no carPutnoe, Bedford8,061 residents · 81.9% owned · 12.2% no carElton Vale, Bury7,333 residents · 89.4% owned · 11.7% no carShirley Heath, Solihull6,082 residents · 84.4% owned · 13.1% no carLower Wick & Bromwich Road, Worcester8,737 residents · 75.3% owned · 15.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hereford East

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

Tenure

Owned82.3%
1,990 households
Private rented9.9%
240 households
Social rented7.3%
176 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.3%
1,167 households
Detached34.9%
844 households
Terraced9.1%
221 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.5%
132 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
973 households
2 cars or vans in household35.4%
855 households
No cars or vans in household12.4%
300 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
289 households
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.8%
1,203 households
4 or more bedrooms33.5%
809 households
2 bedrooms11.2%
271 households
1 bedroom5.6%
135 households
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
1,676 households
One-person household26.6%
642 households
Other household types4.1%
100 households
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
892 households
1 person in household26.5%
642 households
3 people in household15.9%
385 households
4 people in household15.6%
378 households
5 people in household3.7%
90 households
6 people in household1%
24 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
932 residents
15–2914.2%
823 residents
30–4415.4%
892 residents
45–6427.9%
1,618 residents
65 and over26.5%
1,535 residents
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
5,567 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
120 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
17 residents
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.5%
1,701 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
853 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
627 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
2,685 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,000 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
273 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
268 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
2,840 residents
Good health33.8%
1,960 residents
Fair health12.9%
745 residents
Bad health3.2%
184 residents
Very bad health1.2%
68 residents
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
4,788 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,009 residents
Hereford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.4%
1,268 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
833 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
274 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Hereford East · 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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