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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003691

Farnham & Hedgerley

Farnham & Hedgerley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,294 residents in Buckinghamshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Buckinghamshire
7,294

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,818

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

444.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.8%

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.

Bray Wick & Holyport, Windsor and Maidenhead7,742 residents · 79.3% owned · 6.2% no carVirginia Water, Runnymede6,334 residents · 73.8% owned · 5.7% no carFleet West & Winchfield, Hart9,154 residents · 73.6% owned · 9.8% no carChobham & Windlesham, Surrey Heath8,383 residents · 79.0% owned · 6.6% no carBrookmans Park, Welwyn Hatfield6,152 residents · 84.1% owned · 6.2% no carAscot & North Ascot East, Windsor and Maidenhead7,422 residents · 67.6% owned · 7.8% no car

Most similar within Buckinghamshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chalfont Common & St Peter East, Buckinghamshire7,560 residents · 82.6% owned · 8.2% no carChalfont St Giles, Seer Green & Jordans, Buckinghamshire8,006 residents · 81.5% owned · 6.4% no carChalfont St Peter West, Buckinghamshire5,819 residents · 77.2% owned · 8.4% no carBeaconsfield Town, Buckinghamshire12,235 residents · 68.0% owned · 11.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Farnham & Hedgerley

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
2,083 households
Private rented13.1%
368 households
Social rented11.2%
317 households
Shared ownership1.8%
50 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.2%
1,414 households
Semi-detached17.5%
494 households
Terraced15.8%
445 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.9%
393 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.8%
1,066 households
1 car or van in household33.2%
936 households
3 or more cars or vans in household21.2%
598 households
No cars or vans in household7.8%
219 households
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms47.8%
1,348 households
3 bedrooms28.9%
816 households
2 bedrooms16.3%
460 households
1 bedroom6.9%
195 households
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
1,896 households
One-person household25.6%
722 households
Other household types7.1%
200 households
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.8%
926 households
1 person in household25.6%
722 households
3 people in household17.4%
490 households
4 people in household16.2%
457 households
5 people in household5.3%
149 households
6 people in household1.6%
46 households
7 people in household0.6%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,383 residents
15–2913%
951 residents
30–4416.8%
1,224 residents
45–6429.4%
2,143 residents
65 and over21.8%
1,592 residents
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.8%
5,453 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.9%
1,234 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
269 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
231 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
105 residents
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.8%
2,726 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
792 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.5%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.2%
3,508 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
2,258 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.4%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
302 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.8%
4,071 residents
Good health30.9%
2,256 residents
Fair health9.6%
703 residents
Bad health3%
222 residents
Very bad health0.5%
40 residents
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
6,370 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
926 residents
Farnham & Hedgerley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.7%
1,713 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
845 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.7%
217 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Farnham & Hedgerley · 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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