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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004533

Waltham Abbey North

Waltham Abbey North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,714 residents in Epping Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,714

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,105

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,524

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.4%

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.

Great Parndon & Katherines, Harlow6,592 residents · 64.5% owned · 16.5% no carWayfield, Medway8,090 residents · 59.1% owned · 21.4% no carSteeple View & Noak Bridge, Basildon8,735 residents · 61.3% owned · 15.2% no carAldershot Park, Rushmoor6,464 residents · 53.7% owned · 21.3% no carCapstone, Medway6,802 residents · 63.2% owned · 17.3% no carStockwood, Bristol, City of11,085 residents · 68.4% owned · 19.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Waltham Abbey North

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

Tenure

Owned58.8%
1,827 households
Social rented30.3%
941 households
Private rented9.3%
290 households
Shared ownership1.3%
39 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.1%
1,153 households
Semi-detached32.9%
1,023 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.4%
666 households
Detached6.9%
215 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.8%
1,238 households
2 cars or vans in household30%
932 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
570 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
367 households
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.2%
1,405 households
1 bedroom20.8%
646 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
626 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
432 households
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
1,970 households
One-person household30.4%
943 households
Other household types6.2%
193 households
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.4%
943 households
2 people in household29.2%
908 households
3 people in household18%
558 households
4 people in household15%
466 households
5 people in household4.9%
151 households
6 people in household2%
62 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,402 residents
15–2916.4%
1,263 residents
30–4419.2%
1,483 residents
45–6426.1%
2,014 residents
65 and over20.1%
1,549 residents
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.2%
6,499 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
467 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
303 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
224 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
222 residents
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.8%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.4%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
944 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
767 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,677 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.8%
2,481 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
3,448 residents
Good health35.3%
2,723 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,072 residents
Bad health4.5%
348 residents
Very bad health1.6%
122 residents
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
6,305 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,409 residents
Waltham Abbey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40%
1,244 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
1,146 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
577 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
134 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Waltham Abbey North · 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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