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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004472

Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,183 residents in Brentwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,183

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,588

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

296.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.2%

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.

East Grinstead West & South, Mid Sussex7,960 residents · 84.3% owned · 9.8% no carCopthorne & Turners Hill, Mid Sussex6,365 residents · 78.5% owned · 7.5% no carSawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire8,744 residents · 76.3% owned · 10.4% no carNorth Weald, Matching & Sheering, Epping Forest9,281 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.7% no carCroxley North & Sarratt, Three Rivers7,858 residents · 79.3% owned · 8.2% no carMortimer & Aldermaston Wharf, West Berkshire6,040 residents · 70.9% owned · 8.4% no car

Most similar within Brentwood

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch, Brentwood7,264 residents · 83.1% owned · 9.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon

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

Tenure

Owned82.5%
2,135 households
Private rented14.7%
380 households
Social rented2.7%
70 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.4%
1,228 households
Detached33.4%
864 households
Terraced8%
208 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
199 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
46 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,010 households
2 cars or vans in household36.7%
949 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.5%
426 households
No cars or vans in household7.8%
201 households
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
983 households
4 or more bedrooms34.5%
891 households
2 bedrooms20.4%
527 households
1 bedroom7.1%
184 households
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
1,764 households
One-person household27.7%
717 households
Other household types4.2%
109 households
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.9%
876 households
1 person in household27.7%
717 households
3 people in household18%
465 households
4 people in household15.4%
398 households
5 people in household4%
104 households
6 people in household0.8%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
959 residents
15–2915.3%
945 residents
30–4417.7%
1,095 residents
45–6430.3%
1,875 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,307 residents
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.7%
5,671 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
226 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
157 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
81 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
51 residents
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.2%
1,710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
927 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
847 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
720 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
3,205 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
1,879 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.2%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
268 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
249 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
227 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.8%
3,325 residents
Good health33.1%
2,049 residents
Fair health10%
617 residents
Bad health2.3%
144 residents
Very bad health0.8%
50 residents
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
5,390 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
792 residents
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.8%
1,494 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
833 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.2%
237 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
23 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon · 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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