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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004506

Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham

Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,148 residents in Colchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,148

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,878

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

151.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

Chailey, Newick & Barcombe, Lewes7,650 residents · 74.3% owned · 6.2% no carMiddleton Cheney & Chipping Warden, West Northamptonshire8,012 residents · 76.5% owned · 8.6% no carWhaddon, Whiteparish & Winterslow, Wiltshire8,044 residents · 81.6% owned · 5.6% no carAlrewas, Fradley & King's Bromley, Lichfield8,410 residents · 80.0% owned · 6.9% no carDanbury & Bicknacre, Chelmsford9,245 residents · 81.3% owned · 7.9% no carPackington, Ravenstone & Coleorton, North West Leicestershire6,467 residents · 81.2% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham

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

Tenure

Owned80.9%
2,327 households
Private rented10.4%
298 households
Social rented8.5%
244 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.8%
1,750 households
Semi-detached26.7%
769 households
Terraced5.7%
163 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.9%
141 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38%
1,095 households
1 car or van in household33.6%
967 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.9%
601 households
No cars or vans in household7.5%
216 households
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms44.3%
1,274 households
3 bedrooms34.9%
1,004 households
2 bedrooms16.4%
473 households
1 bedroom4.4%
127 households
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.3%
2,053 households
One-person household23.1%
665 households
Other household types5.6%
161 households
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%
1,114 households
1 person in household23.1%
665 households
3 people in household17%
488 households
4 people in household14.9%
428 households
5 people in household4.6%
132 households
6 people in household1.4%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,177 residents
15–2913.4%
959 residents
30–4415.7%
1,125 residents
45–6430.3%
2,165 residents
65 and over24.1%
1,726 residents
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
6,757 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
154 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
140 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
62 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
35 residents
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
2,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
880 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.9%
875 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
3,421 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,358 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,388 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
332 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
309 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
3,671 residents
Good health33.9%
2,422 residents
Fair health11.1%
792 residents
Bad health3%
216 residents
Very bad health0.7%
47 residents
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
6,083 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,065 residents
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.5%
1,656 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
923 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
258 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
40 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham · 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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