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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004463

Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley

Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,139 residents in Braintree. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,139

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,397

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

151.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.8%

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.

Markfield & Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth9,064 residents · 77.9% owned · 10.5% no carStowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford, Mid Suffolk7,738 residents · 79.2% owned · 8.4% no carMarket Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,577 residents · 72.0% owned · 11.1% no carBelmont, Madley & Clehonger, Herefordshire, County of6,559 residents · 70.1% owned · 11.4% no carMeasham & Appleby Magna, North West Leicestershire7,841 residents · 71.0% owned · 10.7% no carLong Buckby West & Weedon, West Northamptonshire7,649 residents · 69.9% owned · 10.0% 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 carHedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green, Braintree7,817 residents · 72.4% owned · 8.8% no carCoggeshall & Kelvedon, Braintree10,409 residents · 71.5% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley

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

Tenure

Owned70.2%
2,384 households
Private rented15.4%
524 households
Social rented13.8%
469 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.8%
1,388 households
Detached37.9%
1,287 households
Terraced14.2%
481 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
208 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.2%
1,298 households
2 cars or vans in household35.4%
1,203 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
511 households
No cars or vans in household11.4%
386 households
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.2%
1,264 households
4 or more bedrooms29.5%
1,002 households
2 bedrooms27.1%
922 households
1 bedroom6.2%
210 households
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
2,354 households
One-person household25.9%
880 households
Other household types4.8%
162 households
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.2%
1,331 households
1 person in household25.9%
880 households
3 people in household15.6%
528 households
4 people in household13.7%
465 households
5 people in household4.1%
140 households
6 people in household1.2%
42 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,335 residents
15–2913.7%
1,119 residents
30–4418%
1,467 residents
45–6428.3%
2,301 residents
65 and over23.6%
1,919 residents
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
7,772 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
131 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
115 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
82 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
38 residents
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.8%
1,867 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
3,992 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
2,645 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,441 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
3,955 residents
Good health35%
2,847 residents
Fair health12.2%
996 residents
Bad health3.2%
263 residents
Very bad health1%
78 residents
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
6,771 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,367 residents
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
1,808 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,117 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
403 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
69 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley · 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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