Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004500

Danbury & Bicknacre

Danbury & Bicknacre is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,245 residents in Chelmsford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,245

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,736

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

271

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Danbury & Bicknacre

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

Tenure

Owned81.3%

3,039 households

Social rented10.1%

379 households

Private rented8.1%

302 households

Shared ownership0.4%

16 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached62.8%

2,345 households

Semi-detached19.4%

725 households

Terraced10.4%

387 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.8%

216 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%

21 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

18 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

13 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%

10 households

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.1%

1,498 households

1 car or van in household30.8%

1,149 households

3 or more cars or vans in household21.2%

793 households

No cars or vans in household7.9%

296 households

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49.3%

1,843 households

3 bedrooms31.2%

1,165 households

2 bedrooms12.7%

475 households

1 bedroom6.8%

253 households

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.5%

2,746 households

One-person household22.3%

833 households

Other household types4.2%

157 households

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%

1,476 households

1 person in household22.3%

833 households

4 people in household17%

635 households

3 people in household15.5%

579 households

5 people in household4.4%

163 households

6 people in household1.1%

42 households

7 people in household0.2%

7 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%

1,509 residents

15–2913.7%

1,270 residents

30–4414.8%

1,373 residents

45–6429.5%

2,731 residents

65 and over25.6%

2,365 residents

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%

8,844 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%

161 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%

136 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

67 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

37 residents

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.6%

2,557 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.8%

1,283 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16%

1,218 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.9%

1,132 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%

819 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.6%

430 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

176 residents aged 16 and over

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%

4,210 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive43.2%

3,291 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

112 residents aged 16 and over

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%

1,798 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%

1,519 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%

1,058 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%

1,004 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%

626 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.4%

562 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%

382 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.7%

357 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%

308 residents aged 16 and over

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%

4,752 residents

Good health34%

3,144 residents

Fair health11.2%

1,031 residents

Bad health2.6%

243 residents

Very bad health0.8%

75 residents

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%

7,873 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%

1,372 residents

Danbury & Bicknacre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.3%

2,065 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%

1,256 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions9.2%

342 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2%

73 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

0 households

Danbury & Bicknacre · 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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Danbury & Bicknacre

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Danbury & Bicknacre

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.