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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004448

Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green

Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,817 residents in Braintree. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,817

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,278

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

186.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.0%

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.

Warboys & Bury, Huntingdonshire6,950 residents · 73.8% owned · 9.7% no carLong Stratton, Carlton Rode & Tibenham, South Norfolk11,555 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.2% no carGreat Wakering & Foulness, Rochford7,930 residents · 75.7% owned · 11.4% no carStowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford, Mid Suffolk7,738 residents · 79.2% owned · 8.4% no carGlemsford & Lawshall, Babergh6,159 residents · 75.6% owned · 6.5% no carWilland, Sampford Peverell & Halberton, Mid Devon7,579 residents · 72.4% owned · 7.8% no car

Most similar within Braintree

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Halstead East & Colnes, Braintree9,494 residents · 75.1% owned · 10.6% no carWitham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley, Braintree8,139 residents · 70.2% owned · 11.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green

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

Tenure

Owned72.4%
2,373 households
Private rented13.2%
432 households
Social rented13.2%
432 households
Shared ownership1.3%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.9%
1,276 households
Detached37.1%
1,215 households
Terraced14.8%
485 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
263 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.6%
1,233 households
1 car or van in household35.3%
1,156 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
600 households
No cars or vans in household8.8%
290 households
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.2%
1,254 households
4 or more bedrooms28.8%
945 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
817 households
1 bedroom8%
263 households
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
2,273 households
One-person household26.5%
869 households
Other household types4.2%
139 households
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.4%
1,260 households
1 person in household26.5%
869 households
3 people in household15.5%
507 households
4 people in household13.5%
443 households
5 people in household4.7%
155 households
6 people in household1.1%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,323 residents
15–2915.3%
1,195 residents
30–4418%
1,411 residents
45–6427.1%
2,119 residents
65 and over22.6%
1,770 residents
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
7,580 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
91 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
68 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
39 residents
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25%
1,602 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
775 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
3,944 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.2%
2,378 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,379 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.8%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
3,732 residents
Good health35.5%
2,779 residents
Fair health12.5%
980 residents
Bad health3.3%
259 residents
Very bad health0.9%
68 residents
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
6,518 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,299 residents
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
1,694 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,144 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
363 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green · 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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