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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004470

Brentwood Central

Brentwood Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,765 residents in Brentwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,765

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,718

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,763

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.1%

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.

Haywards Heath West, Mid Sussex11,827 residents · 58.7% owned · 19.1% no carBromley North & Sundridge, Bromley11,751 residents · 53.5% owned · 33.2% no carNew Beckenham, Bromley9,834 residents · 51.6% owned · 33.9% no carHertford South, East Hertfordshire9,632 residents · 60.0% owned · 17.5% no carSale Central, Trafford9,535 residents · 60.5% owned · 23.6% no carWoking Central, Woking10,661 residents · 47.9% owned · 28.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brentwood Central

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

Tenure

Owned54.7%
3,128 households
Private rented31.5%
1,803 households
Social rented12%
688 households
Shared ownership1.4%
82 households
Lives rent free0.3%
17 households
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45.4%
2,598 households
Terraced19.5%
1,113 households
Semi-detached16.1%
922 households
Detached10.5%
603 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
213 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
142 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
117 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
11 households
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household52.7%
3,015 households
No cars or vans in household24.1%
1,375 households
2 cars or vans in household18.5%
1,058 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
269 households
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.5%
2,373 households
1 bedroom24.6%
1,408 households
3 bedrooms19.9%
1,138 households
4 or more bedrooms14%
798 households
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.8%
3,190 households
One-person household40%
2,287 households
Other household types4.2%
239 households
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40%
2,287 households
2 people in household33.5%
1,915 households
3 people in household13.9%
794 households
4 people in household9.7%
557 households
5 people in household2%
115 households
6 people in household0.6%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,884 residents
15–2919.6%
2,303 residents
30–4426.5%
3,117 residents
45–6423.2%
2,727 residents
65 and over14.7%
1,734 residents
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.3%
9,572 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%
1,013 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
546 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.8%
445 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
191 residents
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.1%
4,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,679 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,310 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.7%
1,243 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.3%
6,769 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.3%
2,859 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
2,479 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
2,104 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.8%
6,444 residents
Good health31.3%
3,677 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,234 residents
Bad health2.7%
323 residents
Very bad health0.7%
87 residents
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
10,196 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
1,569 residents
Brentwood Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.4%
3,282 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.2%
1,668 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
602 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
155 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Brentwood Central · 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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