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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004498

Great Baddow South & West

Great Baddow South & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,891 residents in Chelmsford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,891

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,269

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,342.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Great Baddow South & West

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

Tenure

Owned59.2%
2,528 households
Social rented27.1%
1,157 households
Private rented12.6%
536 households
Shared ownership1%
43 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.1%
1,413 households
Terraced24.6%
1,049 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.9%
1,022 households
Detached16.8%
717 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,800 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
1,221 households
No cars or vans in household19.4%
830 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
418 households
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,813 households
2 bedrooms22.7%
968 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
888 households
1 bedroom14.1%
600 households
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,696 households
One-person household31.6%
1,347 households
Other household types5.3%
226 households
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
1,353 households
1 person in household31.6%
1,347 households
3 people in household17.5%
745 households
4 people in household13.9%
593 households
5 people in household4.2%
178 households
6 people in household0.9%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,780 residents
15–2916.6%
1,641 residents
30–4420.6%
2,033 residents
45–6426.2%
2,594 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,840 residents
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89%
8,800 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
473 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
268 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
252 residents
Other ethnic group1%
97 residents
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
2,408 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,489 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,354 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
4,775 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
3,058 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,648 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
4,721 residents
Good health34.7%
3,432 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,277 residents
Bad health3.6%
353 residents
Very bad health1.1%
108 residents
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
8,229 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,662 residents
Great Baddow South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
2,067 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,436 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
584 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
172 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Great Baddow South & 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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