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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004530

Chipping Ongar

Chipping Ongar is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,138 residents in Epping Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,138

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,923

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

791.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.2%

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.

Galleywood, Chelmsford7,049 residents · 75.0% owned · 15.6% no carSwanley East & Hextable, Sevenoaks7,140 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.1% no carLittleton & Shepperton Green, Spelthorne6,236 residents · 78.0% owned · 9.3% no carWarlingham East & Tatsfield, Tandridge7,717 residents · 79.3% owned · 11.6% no carDitton, Tonbridge and Malling9,442 residents · 67.5% owned · 14.3% no carWilmington & Hawley, Dartford5,999 residents · 82.6% owned · 11.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chipping Ongar

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

Tenure

Owned70.9%
2,073 households
Social rented16.5%
482 households
Private rented11.2%
326 households
Shared ownership1.1%
33 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.2%
1,292 households
Detached23.6%
691 households
Terraced15.5%
452 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14%
409 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.6%
1,098 households
2 cars or vans in household35.1%
1,026 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.8%
432 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
367 households
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.5%
1,271 households
4 or more bedrooms25.3%
741 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
588 households
1 bedroom11.1%
324 households
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,009 households
One-person household27.2%
794 households
Other household types4.1%
121 households
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
985 households
1 person in household27.1%
793 households
3 people in household17%
497 households
4 people in household15.2%
443 households
5 people in household4.9%
142 households
6 people in household1.4%
42 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,401 residents
15–2914.1%
1,006 residents
30–4418%
1,282 residents
45–6425.7%
1,834 residents
65 and over22.6%
1,616 residents
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.8%
6,764 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
186 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
91 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
46 residents
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.2%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.2%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
922 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
701 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.3%
3,293 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,305 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
53 residents aged 16 and over
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,185 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.2%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
3,567 residents
Good health33.6%
2,397 residents
Fair health12.1%
865 residents
Bad health3.4%
244 residents
Very bad health0.9%
65 residents
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
6,047 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,091 residents
Chipping Ongar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.2%
1,380 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,060 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
409 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
69 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Chipping Ongar · 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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