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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003687

Chalfont St Peter West

Chalfont St Peter West 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

2,217

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

839.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.9%

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.

Hagley, Bromsgrove7,314 residents · 84.9% owned · 7.3% no carLangton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough, Tunbridge Wells7,662 residents · 81.3% owned · 8.1% no carEpsom Downs & Common, Epsom and Ewell9,056 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.0% no carHorsell, Woking9,225 residents · 77.3% owned · 10.9% no carWheathampstead, St Albans6,716 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.1% no carRadlett, Hertsmere8,185 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.5% no car

Most similar within Buckinghamshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chalfont St Giles, Seer Green & Jordans, Buckinghamshire8,006 residents · 81.5% owned · 6.4% no carGreat Missenden & Prestwood, Buckinghamshire9,825 residents · 79.2% owned · 7.7% no carChalfont Common & St Peter East, Buckinghamshire7,560 residents · 82.6% owned · 8.2% no carTylers Green, Buckinghamshire5,811 residents · 84.6% owned · 5.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chalfont St Peter West

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

Tenure

Owned77.2%
1,712 households
Social rented13.5%
299 households
Private rented9.2%
204 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.9%
1,038 households
Semi-detached30.8%
683 households
Terraced12.2%
270 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
165 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.7%
834 households
1 car or van in household35.3%
782 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.6%
412 households
No cars or vans in household8.4%
186 households
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms47%
1,042 households
3 bedrooms30.8%
682 households
2 bedrooms17.4%
386 households
1 bedroom4.8%
106 households
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.8%
1,615 households
One-person household22.9%
508 households
Other household types4.2%
94 households
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.5%
699 households
1 person in household23%
509 households
4 people in household20.3%
450 households
3 people in household17.7%
392 households
5 people in household6%
134 households
6 people in household1.1%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,145 residents
15–2913.9%
808 residents
30–4416.7%
972 residents
45–6429.1%
1,695 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,197 residents
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.4%
5,084 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%
461 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
184 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
34 residents
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.9%
2,239 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
639 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
577 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
2,812 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
1,709 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.8%
264 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
263 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
223 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.8%
3,364 residents
Good health29.8%
1,734 residents
Fair health8.8%
512 residents
Bad health2.9%
171 residents
Very bad health0.6%
37 residents
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
5,074 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
745 residents
Chalfont St Peter West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.1%
1,354 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.4%
652 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.3%
184 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
25 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Chalfont St Peter 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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