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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004496

Moulsham West

Moulsham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,224 residents in Chelmsford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,224

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,236

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,383.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.0%

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.

Caversham Balmore Park, Reading8,588 residents · 77.0% owned · 16.4% no carWest Molesey North, Elmbridge6,352 residents · 78.5% owned · 10.8% no carCroxley Green, Three Rivers9,709 residents · 81.4% owned · 9.8% no carOrpington South, Bromley8,702 residents · 87.1% owned · 12.1% no carUpper Shirley, Southampton7,837 residents · 74.1% owned · 15.9% no carWest Timperley, Trafford8,694 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within Chelmsford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Springfield North, Chelmsford9,998 residents · 75.0% owned · 12.4% no carSouth Broomfield, Chelmsford8,630 residents · 79.0% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Moulsham West

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

Tenure

Owned79.9%
2,584 households
Private rented14.3%
464 households
Social rented4.5%
146 households
Shared ownership1.3%
42 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.1%
1,718 households
Detached18.9%
611 households
Terraced14.7%
475 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.9%
352 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.1%
1,556 households
2 cars or vans in household30%
971 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
416 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
295 households
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.1%
1,363 households
4 or more bedrooms30.9%
999 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
640 households
1 bedroom7.3%
235 households
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
2,275 households
One-person household24.7%
798 households
Other household types5.1%
164 households
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,077 households
1 person in household24.7%
798 households
4 people in household19.5%
631 households
3 people in household16.7%
541 households
5 people in household4.5%
145 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,590 residents
15–2915.2%
1,248 residents
30–4421.6%
1,773 residents
45–6426.1%
2,144 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,465 residents
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.4%
7,188 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%
580 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
234 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
143 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
78 residents
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42%
2,744 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
908 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.9%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
4,257 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.3%
2,175 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
1,642 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,392 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
315 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.8%
4,507 residents
Good health32.5%
2,674 residents
Fair health9.8%
809 residents
Bad health2.2%
183 residents
Very bad health0.6%
51 residents
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
7,152 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
1,072 residents
Moulsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61%
1,975 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.8%
933 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
285 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Moulsham West · 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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