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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004469

Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch

Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,264 residents in Brentwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,264

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,889

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

429.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.6%

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.

Croxley North & Sarratt, Three Rivers7,858 residents · 79.3% owned · 8.2% no carWelwyn & Hatfield Garden Village, Welwyn Hatfield8,138 residents · 68.9% owned · 10.3% no carEast Grinstead West & South, Mid Sussex7,960 residents · 84.3% owned · 9.8% no carSawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire8,744 residents · 76.3% owned · 10.4% no carStansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham, Uttlesford14,839 residents · 74.5% owned · 7.1% no carKings Langley, Dacorum5,288 residents · 75.0% owned · 10.9% no car

Most similar within Brentwood

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon, Brentwood6,183 residents · 82.5% owned · 7.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch

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

Tenure

Owned83.1%
2,402 households
Private rented11.8%
340 households
Social rented4.7%
137 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.8%
1,265 households
Detached31.5%
912 households
Terraced11.8%
341 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
268 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
42 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,143 households
2 cars or vans in household35.6%
1,030 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.1%
437 households
No cars or vans in household9.7%
281 households
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.1%
1,217 households
4 or more bedrooms32.2%
931 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
538 households
1 bedroom7.1%
205 households
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
1,988 households
One-person household25.2%
729 households
Other household types6.1%
175 households
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33%
952 households
1 person in household25.2%
727 households
3 people in household17.2%
497 households
4 people in household17.2%
497 households
5 people in household5.6%
162 households
6 people in household1.4%
39 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,353 residents
15–2915.3%
1,112 residents
30–4419.1%
1,384 residents
45–6427.1%
1,967 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,448 residents
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.2%
6,479 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
352 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
199 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
160 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
77 residents
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.6%
1,958 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
911 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
3,710 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.4%
2,066 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.6%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
251 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56%
4,069 residents
Good health31.4%
2,278 residents
Fair health9.4%
680 residents
Bad health2.6%
186 residents
Very bad health0.7%
48 residents
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
6,348 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
916 residents
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
1,626 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
932 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
283 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
49 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch · 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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