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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002924

Golden Valley

Golden Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,060 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
6,060

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,620

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.0%

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.

Llanfyllin & Llanwyddyn, Powys9,309 residents · 73.4% owned · 7.1% no carBampton, Holcombe & Westleigh, Mid Devon6,803 residents · 75.2% owned · 6.5% no carBishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury, Shropshire5,650 residents · 68.3% owned · 8.7% no carSennybridge & Talybont-on-Usk, Powys5,987 residents · 76.6% owned · 5.5% no carCilgerran & Crymych, Pembrokeshire8,222 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.9% no carLifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe, West Devon6,904 residents · 74.3% owned · 5.5% no car

Most similar within Herefordshire, County of

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham, Herefordshire, County of8,834 residents · 74.6% owned · 6.0% no carWigmore, Orleton & Brimfield, Herefordshire, County of6,263 residents · 74.9% owned · 5.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Golden Valley

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

Tenure

Owned74.6%
1,954 households
Private rented17.2%
451 households
Social rented7.6%
200 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached69.4%
1,819 households
Semi-detached19.1%
501 households
Terraced8.1%
213 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.3%
35 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
10 households
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.8%
964 households
2 cars or vans in household34.6%
906 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.8%
546 households
No cars or vans in household7.8%
204 households
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42%
1,101 households
4 or more bedrooms34.5%
903 households
2 bedrooms18.9%
494 households
1 bedroom4.7%
122 households
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
1,739 households
One-person household28.5%
746 households
Other household types5.2%
135 households
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.8%
1,044 households
1 person in household28.5%
746 households
3 people in household14.1%
370 households
4 people in household11.6%
303 households
5 people in household4%
104 households
6 people in household1.3%
34 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
900 residents
15–2911.7%
712 residents
30–4413%
787 residents
45–6430.6%
1,853 residents
65 and over29.8%
1,808 residents
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
5,950 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
65 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
25 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38%
1,931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
836 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
721 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
448 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
2,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,165 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers26.6%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
273 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
224 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
2,950 residents
Good health33.4%
2,026 residents
Fair health13.4%
813 residents
Bad health3.3%
201 residents
Very bad health1.2%
70 residents
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
4,959 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,101 residents
Golden Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50%
1,311 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
930 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
319 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
58 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Golden Valley · 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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