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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004450

Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield

Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,279 residents in Braintree. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,279

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,672

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.3%

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.

Broad Oak & Horam, Wealden7,323 residents · 80.1% owned · 7.2% no carCowfold & Partridge Green, Horsham5,454 residents · 79.3% owned · 5.2% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carTollesbury, Tolleshunt & Goldhanger, Maldon6,485 residents · 79.2% owned · 7.1% no carGeddington, Rushton & Stoke Albany, North Northamptonshire5,609 residents · 75.3% owned · 7.4% no carBlunham, Caldecote & Broom, Central Bedfordshire6,563 residents · 69.7% owned · 7.8% no car

Most similar within Braintree

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham, Braintree7,021 residents · 76.6% owned · 6.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield

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

Tenure

Owned74.2%
1,983 households
Private rented13.4%
358 households
Social rented11.8%
315 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.8%
1,279 households
Semi-detached39.7%
1,061 households
Terraced9.6%
257 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
21 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.7%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.2%
995 households
1 car or van in household31.8%
849 households
3 or more cars or vans in household24.2%
646 households
No cars or vans in household6.9%
184 households
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.3%
998 households
4 or more bedrooms34.1%
912 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
670 households
1 bedroom3.5%
94 households
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
1,880 households
One-person household24.5%
656 households
Other household types5.2%
140 households
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.2%
1,102 households
1 person in household24.5%
654 households
3 people in household16.7%
446 households
4 people in household12.8%
343 households
5 people in household3.6%
97 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
851 residents
15–2912.8%
806 residents
30–4414.3%
900 residents
45–6433.3%
2,094 residents
65 and over26%
1,634 residents
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
6,111 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
72 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
22 residents
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.3%
1,625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
866 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
614 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
3,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
50 residents aged 16 and over
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,249 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.1%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
268 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
255 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
3,112 residents
Good health34.6%
2,175 residents
Fair health11.9%
746 residents
Bad health3%
191 residents
Very bad health0.9%
55 residents
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
5,268 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,011 residents
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.3%
1,478 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
810 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
348 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
36 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield · 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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