Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003677

Chesham West

Chesham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,408 residents in Buckinghamshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Buckinghamshire

10,408

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,985

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,861.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chesham West

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

Tenure

Owned61.5%

2,450 households

Social rented27.7%

1,105 households

Private rented9.8%

389 households

Shared ownership1%

38 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.6%

1,537 households

Terraced23.3%

930 households

Detached19.7%

785 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.8%

670 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%

43 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

11 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%

5 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

4 households

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.9%

1,592 households

2 cars or vans in household32.1%

1,278 households

No cars or vans in household16%

638 households

3 or more cars or vans in household12%

477 households

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.6%

1,779 households

4 or more bedrooms22.9%

912 households

2 bedrooms22.2%

884 households

1 bedroom10.3%

412 households

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%

2,702 households

One-person household25.6%

1,019 households

Other household types6.5%

260 households

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31%

1,235 households

1 person in household25.6%

1,019 households

3 people in household16.9%

675 households

4 people in household16.1%

643 households

5 people in household6.6%

262 households

6 people in household2.6%

103 households

7 people in household0.8%

32 households

8 or more people in household0.4%

16 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%

2,121 residents

15–2916.5%

1,715 residents

30–4420.7%

2,153 residents

45–6426.2%

2,722 residents

65 and over16.3%

1,698 residents

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.8%

7,996 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.9%

1,756 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%

386 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%

171 residents

Other ethnic group1%

100 residents

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.5%

2,892 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17.7%

1,442 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.4%

1,251 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.1%

1,067 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%

903 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.8%

390 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.5%

200 residents aged 16 and over

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%

5,012 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive36.5%

2,977 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

157 residents aged 16 and over

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%

1,736 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%

1,164 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%

1,023 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%

932 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%

929 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10.2%

827 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%

645 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.1%

501 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%

390 residents aged 16 and over

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%

5,218 residents

Good health34.8%

3,627 residents

Fair health10.9%

1,137 residents

Bad health3%

317 residents

Very bad health1%

109 residents

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%

8,843 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act15%

1,565 residents

Chesham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%

1,961 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%

1,299 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%

546 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%

165 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

14 households

Chesham 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003677

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Chesham West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Chesham West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.