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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003682

Old Amersham

Old Amersham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,573 residents in Buckinghamshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Buckinghamshire
7,573

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,092

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

447.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.8%

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.

Battledown & Charlton Kings, Cheltenham12,197 residents · 79.3% owned · 11.5% no carJersey Farm & Sandridge, St Albans7,004 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no carTwyford West & Charvil, Wokingham9,273 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.9% no carEpsom Downs & Common, Epsom and Ewell9,056 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.0% no carAscot & North Ascot East, Windsor and Maidenhead7,422 residents · 67.6% owned · 7.8% no carWokingham West & South, Wokingham8,753 residents · 74.5% owned · 9.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Amersham

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

Tenure

Owned73.3%
2,265 households
Private rented15.3%
473 households
Social rented10.4%
322 households
Shared ownership1%
32 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.9%
1,170 households
Detached30.3%
935 households
Terraced14.8%
457 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
390 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
73 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,305 households
2 cars or vans in household35.6%
1,100 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
375 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
312 households
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.1%
1,148 households
4 or more bedrooms34.2%
1,057 households
2 bedrooms19%
589 households
1 bedroom9.6%
298 households
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
2,153 households
One-person household26.8%
829 households
Other household types3.5%
109 households
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.1%
993 households
1 person in household26.8%
829 households
4 people in household19.2%
593 households
3 people in household17%
526 households
5 people in household3.8%
116 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,436 residents
15–2913%
986 residents
30–4418.4%
1,394 residents
45–6429.8%
2,260 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,498 residents
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.3%
6,083 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.7%
1,037 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
256 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
79 residents
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.8%
3,187 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
836 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
733 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.7%
586 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63%
3,803 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
2,142 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.1%
1,573 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,542 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.8%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
275 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.9%
4,309 residents
Good health32.7%
2,475 residents
Fair health7.9%
598 residents
Bad health2%
155 residents
Very bad health0.5%
36 residents
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.4%
6,693 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.6%
880 residents
Old Amersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.7%
1,938 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.9%
864 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%
254 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Old Amersham · 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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