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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004493

Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park

Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,349 residents in Chelmsford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,349

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,238

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,396.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.9%

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.

Bishop's Stortford Central, East Hertfordshire10,373 residents · 55.1% owned · 20.6% no carRedhill West, Reigate and Banstead10,919 residents · 57.1% owned · 23.9% no carWoodfield & Old Town, Stevenage12,232 residents · 59.8% owned · 16.4% no carOxhey, Watford7,179 residents · 66.4% owned · 16.8% no carEarlswood & Whitebushes, Reigate and Banstead9,327 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.6% no carLee Chapel South & Kingswood, Basildon10,314 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.4% no car

Most similar within Chelmsford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chelmer Village, Chelmsford9,348 residents · 66.7% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park

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

Tenure

Owned57.8%
2,451 households
Private rented21%
891 households
Social rented20.1%
850 households
Shared ownership1%
43 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached27.5%
1,163 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.4%
1,119 households
Terraced24.4%
1,035 households
Detached18%
761 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
118 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,913 households
2 cars or vans in household25.6%
1,086 households
No cars or vans in household20.3%
859 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
379 households
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32.4%
1,372 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
1,247 households
4 or more bedrooms24.5%
1,038 households
1 bedroom13.7%
580 households
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
2,684 households
One-person household28.8%
1,218 households
Other household types7.8%
331 households
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.6%
1,384 households
1 person in household28.8%
1,221 households
3 people in household16.9%
715 households
4 people in household14.1%
597 households
5 people in household5.4%
229 households
6 people in household1.5%
65 households
7 people in household0.5%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,874 residents
15–2919.2%
1,983 residents
30–4424.2%
2,503 residents
45–6424.8%
2,566 residents
65 and over13.7%
1,420 residents
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.8%
8,567 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
851 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%
452 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
362 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
119 residents
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.9%
3,337 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.7%
5,576 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.1%
2,600 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,904 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,501 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
5,401 residents
Good health33.6%
3,481 residents
Fair health10.4%
1,073 residents
Bad health2.9%
296 residents
Very bad health1%
100 residents
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
8,820 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,529 residents
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.2%
2,297 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
1,316 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
475 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park · 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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