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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004541

Buckhurst Hill

Buckhurst Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,752 residents in Epping Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,752

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,875

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,050.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.3%

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.

Oxhey, Watford7,179 residents · 66.4% owned · 16.8% no carRickmansworth West, Three Rivers9,025 residents · 67.8% owned · 13.8% no carWidmore, Bromley8,818 residents · 74.5% owned · 18.6% no carBoxmoor & Apsley, Dacorum11,665 residents · 66.4% owned · 13.0% no carBushey Central, Hertsmere10,776 residents · 68.0% owned · 14.2% no carChislehurst North, Bromley7,789 residents · 72.2% owned · 16.3% no car

Most similar within Epping Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Loughton West, Epping Forest6,034 residents · 76.6% owned · 13.1% no carEpping South, Epping Forest6,415 residents · 66.9% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Buckhurst Hill

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

Tenure

Owned72.2%
3,520 households
Private rented19.5%
952 households
Social rented7.9%
386 households
Shared ownership0.3%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.2%
1,621 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.4%
1,435 households
Terraced18.3%
893 households
Detached15.1%
736 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
102 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
61 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.1%
2,396 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
1,298 households
No cars or vans in household15.6%
762 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
421 households
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32%
1,559 households
4 or more bedrooms30%
1,464 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
1,353 households
1 bedroom10.3%
501 households
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
3,201 households
One-person household29%
1,413 households
Other household types5.4%
264 households
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%
1,560 households
1 person in household29%
1,413 households
3 people in household17.3%
846 households
4 people in household16.2%
792 households
5 people in household4.1%
198 households
6 people in household1%
48 households
7 people in household0.2%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
2,105 residents
15–2915.1%
1,779 residents
30–4421.6%
2,541 residents
45–6426.9%
3,161 residents
65 and over18.5%
2,169 residents
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.5%
9,465 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.3%
1,097 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
552 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%
361 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
279 residents
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.3%
4,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,413 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
775 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.7%
6,246 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.9%
3,129 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
2,229 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
2,221 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.7%
1,299 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.5%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.7%
6,540 residents
Good health31.8%
3,736 residents
Fair health9.4%
1,100 residents
Bad health2.3%
273 residents
Very bad health0.9%
103 residents
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.5%
10,394 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.5%
1,357 residents
Buckhurst Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.9%
2,871 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.9%
1,457 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
459 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
84 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Buckhurst Hill · 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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