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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003662

Watermead & Elmhurst

Watermead & Elmhurst is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,213 residents in Buckinghamshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Buckinghamshire
6,213

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,625

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,234.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.4%

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.

Farnborough Town, Rushmoor9,461 residents · 65.7% owned · 17.0% no carWoodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no carGoldsworth Park, Woking9,321 residents · 58.9% owned · 16.5% no carWaltham Abbey South, Epping Forest9,073 residents · 64.6% owned · 14.5% no carLee Chapel South & Kingswood, Basildon10,314 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.4% no carNewbury South West, West Berkshire8,307 residents · 56.2% owned · 20.3% no car

Most similar within Buckinghamshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walton Court & Hawkslade, Buckinghamshire5,965 residents · 60.1% owned · 16.3% no carBurnham South, Buckinghamshire8,444 residents · 61.4% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Watermead & Elmhurst

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

Tenure

Owned60.2%
1,579 households
Private rented21%
552 households
Social rented17.9%
469 households
Shared ownership0.8%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35%
920 households
Semi-detached26.4%
693 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.3%
506 households
Detached17.6%
461 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,080 households
2 cars or vans in household31.1%
818 households
No cars or vans in household17.2%
451 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
278 households
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.6%
988 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
756 households
1 bedroom17.3%
454 households
4 or more bedrooms16.3%
427 households
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%
1,592 households
One-person household33.4%
877 households
Other household types5.9%
156 households
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%
877 households
2 people in household31.7%
833 households
3 people in household15.8%
416 households
4 people in household11.3%
297 households
5 people in household4.3%
112 households
6 people in household1.7%
45 households
8 or more people in household1%
25 households
7 people in household0.8%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,082 residents
15–2918.3%
1,137 residents
30–4421.7%
1,348 residents
45–6428.7%
1,784 residents
65 and over13.9%
864 residents
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.6%
4,446 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.4%
1,145 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%
258 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
246 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
117 residents
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.4%
1,594 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
822 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
771 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
581 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.9%
3,343 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32%
1,623 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
3,027 residents
Good health35.1%
2,184 residents
Fair health12.2%
756 residents
Bad health3.1%
190 residents
Very bad health0.9%
57 residents
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
5,247 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
967 residents
Watermead & Elmhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
1,296 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
886 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
341 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Watermead & Elmhurst · 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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