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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002921

Hereford South West

Hereford South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,862 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
7,862

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,267

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,782.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.1%

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.

Bridgwater South, Sedgemoor7,827 residents · 42.9% owned · 28.1% no carBridgwater North, Sedgemoor7,869 residents · 46.9% owned · 24.9% no carHighridge, Bristol, City of6,266 residents · 46.9% owned · 26.0% no carTaunton Holway & Lambrook, Somerset West and Taunton8,396 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.9% no carKing George's Field, Worcester9,218 residents · 45.5% owned · 27.3% no carBlackbrook, Warrington9,211 residents · 43.6% owned · 29.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hereford South West

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

Tenure

Social rented43.3%
1,413 households
Owned43%
1,405 households
Private rented12.6%
412 households
Shared ownership0.9%
30 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.1%
1,212 households
Semi-detached34.8%
1,138 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.9%
649 households
Detached5.7%
185 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
71 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,455 households
No cars or vans in household28.9%
944 households
2 cars or vans in household20.6%
673 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
195 households
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.7%
1,820 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
859 households
1 bedroom12.4%
406 households
4 or more bedrooms5.6%
182 households
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,077 households
One-person household30.2%
988 households
Other household types6.2%
202 households
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.3%
990 households
2 people in household29.9%
978 households
3 people in household18.3%
597 households
4 people in household14.4%
469 households
5 people in household5.2%
171 households
6 people in household1.3%
44 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.5%
1,767 residents
15–2917.8%
1,402 residents
30–4421.9%
1,725 residents
45–6424.5%
1,925 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,041 residents
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
7,562 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
150 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
32 residents
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.9%
1,675 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.1%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
874 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
410 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
3,661 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.6%
2,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.5%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations20.5%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
3,379 residents
Good health34.9%
2,744 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,151 residents
Bad health5.8%
457 residents
Very bad health1.7%
131 residents
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
6,222 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,640 residents
Hereford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.9%
1,207 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,158 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.7%
675 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
215 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Hereford South 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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