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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003681

Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois

Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,564 residents in Buckinghamshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Buckinghamshire
10,564

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,217

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,630.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.2%

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.

Verulam Park, St Albans7,292 residents · 80.5% owned · 11.0% no carEwell East, Epsom and Ewell11,786 residents · 80.2% owned · 11.0% no carClaygate, Elmbridge7,263 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.3% no carTwyford West & Charvil, Wokingham9,273 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.9% no carBurpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West, Guildford9,619 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.2% no carHook Heath, Woking6,215 residents · 75.3% owned · 10.4% no car

Most similar within Buckinghamshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Beaconsfield Town, Buckinghamshire12,235 residents · 68.0% owned · 11.4% no carMarlow West & North, Buckinghamshire9,111 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.0% no carLittle Chalfont, Buckinghamshire7,164 residents · 70.1% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois

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

Tenure

Owned71.5%
3,016 households
Private rented15.4%
651 households
Social rented12.8%
539 households
Shared ownership0.2%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.7%
1,673 households
Semi-detached22.7%
957 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.7%
833 households
Terraced13.3%
560 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
79 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,771 households
2 cars or vans in household34%
1,435 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
533 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
481 households
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.3%
1,741 households
3 bedrooms26.1%
1,101 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
1,073 households
1 bedroom7.2%
305 households
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
2,990 households
One-person household25.3%
1,068 households
Other household types3.9%
163 households
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34%
1,434 households
1 person in household25.3%
1,068 households
4 people in household19.1%
806 households
3 people in household15.5%
652 households
5 people in household5%
209 households
6 people in household0.9%
38 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
2,131 residents
15–2913.3%
1,401 residents
30–4417.6%
1,863 residents
45–6427.8%
2,932 residents
65 and over21.2%
2,235 residents
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.9%
8,649 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.7%
1,231 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
444 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
179 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
63 residents
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.2%
4,746 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.7%
973 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
885 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.7%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
4,880 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
3,270 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28%
2,324 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
2,125 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.2%
6,042 residents
Good health30.7%
3,242 residents
Fair health9%
948 residents
Bad health2.5%
260 residents
Very bad health0.7%
72 residents
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%
9,205 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%
1,359 residents
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62%
2,618 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.8%
1,218 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
332 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois · 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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