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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004542

Chigwell

Chigwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,999 residents in Epping Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,999

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,548

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

501

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.7%

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.

Orchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse, Sutton6,738 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.2% no carElstree & Aldenham, Hertsmere6,541 residents · 72.7% owned · 9.1% no carUxbridge Common & Swakeleys, Hillingdon7,961 residents · 80.3% owned · 12.3% no carFarnham & Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire7,294 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.8% no carKeston, Bromley7,117 residents · 86.4% owned · 10.2% no carPinkney's Green & Furze Platt Road, Windsor and Maidenhead5,673 residents · 80.8% owned · 8.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chigwell

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

Tenure

Owned81.5%
2,077 households
Private rented13.5%
345 households
Social rented4.6%
118 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42%
1,071 households
Semi-detached28.5%
727 households
Terraced15.6%
397 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.6%
295 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.7%
959 households
2 cars or vans in household36.9%
940 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.6%
448 households
No cars or vans in household7.9%
200 households
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49.3%
1,255 households
3 bedrooms30.9%
787 households
2 bedrooms16.2%
412 households
1 bedroom3.7%
93 households
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.7%
1,799 households
One-person household20.9%
531 households
Other household types8.5%
216 households
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
848 households
1 person in household20.8%
531 households
3 people in household18.3%
465 households
4 people in household17.8%
454 households
5 people in household5.9%
149 households
6 people in household2.6%
66 households
7 people in household0.7%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,211 residents
15–2915.1%
1,060 residents
30–4419.5%
1,364 residents
45–6427.4%
1,917 residents
65 and over20.7%
1,447 residents
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.6%
4,385 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.3%
1,840 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
302 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
290 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
186 residents
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.7%
2,328 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
861 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
531 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
3,440 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,204 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,285 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,253 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.1%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.4%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.2%
239 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.1%
3,784 residents
Good health32.1%
2,249 residents
Fair health10.7%
752 residents
Bad health2.3%
159 residents
Very bad health0.8%
54 residents
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
6,159 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
840 residents
Chigwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.2%
1,484 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
785 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
232 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Chigwell · 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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