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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004486

South Broomfield

South Broomfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,630 residents in Chelmsford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,630

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,535

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,251.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.1%

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.

Billericay Central & Sunnymede, Basildon8,101 residents · 75.7% owned · 11.9% no carHookstone, Harrogate8,293 residents · 84.4% owned · 11.0% no carChelsfield & Green Street Green, Bromley7,716 residents · 84.1% owned · 11.9% no carPoynton West, Cheshire East6,436 residents · 80.9% owned · 10.3% no carWorsley, Salford9,853 residents · 83.5% owned · 11.4% no carToton, Broxtowe8,064 residents · 82.2% owned · 11.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Broomfield

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

Tenure

Owned79%
2,793 households
Private rented11.5%
405 households
Social rented8.9%
313 households
Shared ownership0.7%
24 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45%
1,592 households
Detached30.8%
1,089 households
Terraced13.8%
487 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
328 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,567 households
2 cars or vans in household32.6%
1,152 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
466 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
350 households
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.3%
1,459 households
4 or more bedrooms33.9%
1,199 households
2 bedrooms17%
602 households
1 bedroom7.8%
276 households
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
2,444 households
One-person household26.1%
922 households
Other household types4.8%
170 households
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,284 households
1 person in household26.1%
922 households
4 people in household16.4%
578 households
3 people in household15.9%
563 households
5 people in household4.2%
147 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,449 residents
15–2914.6%
1,257 residents
30–4419.6%
1,692 residents
45–6426.5%
2,287 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,946 residents
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.4%
7,196 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%
822 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
319 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
197 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
95 residents
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.1%
2,836 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
198 residents aged 16 and over
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
4,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,720 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
131 residents aged 16 and over
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.7%
1,885 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,428 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
257 residents aged 16 and over
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.1%
4,582 residents
Good health33.1%
2,857 residents
Fair health10.8%
929 residents
Bad health2.5%
213 residents
Very bad health0.6%
49 residents
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
7,395 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,235 residents
South Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.1%
2,126 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.8%
1,055 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
312 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
South Broomfield · 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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