Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003678

Chesham East

Chesham East is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,819 residents in Buckinghamshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Buckinghamshire

5,819

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,302

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,531.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chesham East

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

Tenure

Owned79%

1,818 households

Private rented12.4%

286 households

Social rented8.2%

189 households

Shared ownership0.4%

9 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

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

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.2%

741 households

Detached27.4%

630 households

Terraced25.1%

577 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%

302 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%

34 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%

14 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

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

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%

924 households

2 cars or vans in household35.8%

824 households

3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%

298 households

No cars or vans in household11.1%

256 households

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

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.1%

901 households

4 or more bedrooms29.7%

683 households

2 bedrooms23.6%

544 households

1 bedroom7.6%

174 households

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

Household composition

Single family household68.3%

1,570 households

One-person household25.8%

593 households

Other household types6%

137 households

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

Household size

2 people in household33.4%

768 households

1 person in household25.8%

595 households

4 people in household17.9%

411 households

3 people in household16.4%

377 households

5 people in household4.2%

97 households

6 people in household1.6%

36 households

7 people in household0.5%

12 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

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

Age

Under 1518.5%

1,075 residents

15–2914.2%

825 residents

30–4420%

1,166 residents

45–6428.3%

1,644 residents

65 and over19%

1,106 residents

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

Ethnic group

White79.9%

4,650 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.7%

858 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%

157 residents

Other ethnic group1.4%

81 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%

74 residents

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

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.5%

2,032 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications14.9%

696 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.4%

628 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.9%

603 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%

374 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.6%

216 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

122 residents aged 16 and over

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

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%

2,952 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive34.9%

1,631 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2%

94 residents aged 16 and over

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

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%

1,051 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%

900 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%

635 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%

579 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%

441 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations6.5%

303 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%

283 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.9%

278 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%

204 residents aged 16 and over

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

General health

Very good health53.3%

3,099 residents

Good health33.5%

1,951 residents

Fair health10.3%

602 residents

Bad health2.3%

134 residents

Very bad health0.6%

33 residents

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

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%

5,065 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act13%

755 residents

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

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.4%

1,322 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33%

759 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%

188 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%

30 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Chesham 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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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 E02003678

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Chesham East

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

Life in Chesham East

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.