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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004532

Epping South

Epping South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,415 residents in Epping Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,415

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,817

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,357.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.3%

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.

Linslade East, Central Bedfordshire6,045 residents · 71.5% owned · 13.9% no carBillericay Queen's Park, Basildon7,343 residents · 75.9% owned · 13.5% no carHertford Bengeo, East Hertfordshire7,898 residents · 73.5% owned · 13.3% no carSaffron Walden Town, Uttlesford13,129 residents · 62.2% owned · 16.4% no carFerndale & Hawkenbury, Tunbridge Wells9,847 residents · 67.0% owned · 17.0% no carGidea Park, Havering9,613 residents · 69.9% owned · 20.0% no car

Most similar within Epping Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Epping North, Epping Forest7,161 residents · 69.4% owned · 15.7% no carBuckhurst Hill, Epping Forest11,752 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Epping South

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

Tenure

Owned66.9%
1,885 households
Private rented19.5%
549 households
Social rented13.1%
370 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31%
873 households
Terraced23%
649 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.2%
626 households
Detached20.4%
575 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
38 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
1,359 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
790 households
No cars or vans in household14.1%
397 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%
272 households
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.9%
982 households
2 bedrooms26.5%
746 households
4 or more bedrooms26.2%
738 households
1 bedroom12.4%
348 households
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
1,852 households
One-person household30%
847 households
Other household types4.3%
122 households
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,009 households
1 person in household30.1%
847 households
3 people in household16.6%
467 households
4 people in household13.1%
369 households
5 people in household3.4%
95 households
6 people in household0.8%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,041 residents
15–2914.9%
957 residents
30–4421.2%
1,363 residents
45–6426.5%
1,703 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,355 residents
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.5%
5,806 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
246 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
218 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
93 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
56 residents
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.3%
1,982 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
862 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.2%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
3,308 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
1,938 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
215 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%
3,388 residents
Good health32.6%
2,093 residents
Fair health10.8%
693 residents
Bad health2.8%
178 residents
Very bad health1%
62 residents
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
5,544 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
871 residents
Epping South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%
1,576 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
879 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
295 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Epping South · 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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