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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004545

Mark Hall & Templefields

Mark Hall & Templefields is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,971 residents in Harlow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,971

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,218

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,194.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.0%

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.

Basildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no carBroadfield East, Crawley8,533 residents · 41.1% owned · 25.3% no carBedwell, Stevenage8,055 residents · 43.9% owned · 33.8% no carHighfield, Dacorum7,934 residents · 40.2% owned · 25.0% no carVange & Pitsea, Basildon8,298 residents · 55.7% owned · 21.7% no carTree Estate, Dartford6,733 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.0% no car

Most similar within Harlow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Potter Street, Harlow7,609 residents · 51.8% owned · 22.9% no carNettleswell, Harlow8,412 residents · 43.6% owned · 27.8% no carBush Fair & Brays Grove, Harlow8,158 residents · 52.0% owned · 23.7% no carPassmores & The High, Harlow8,822 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mark Hall & Templefields

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

Tenure

Owned43.9%
1,413 households
Social rented40.7%
1,310 households
Private rented14.2%
458 households
Shared ownership0.8%
25 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.2%
1,614 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.1%
1,002 households
Semi-detached10.7%
344 households
Detached3.7%
118 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
55 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
40 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,354 households
No cars or vans in household27%
869 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
735 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
259 households
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.3%
1,199 households
2 bedrooms36.3%
1,167 households
1 bedroom15.9%
513 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
339 households
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
2,000 households
One-person household30.6%
984 households
Other household types7.3%
234 households
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.6%
984 households
2 people in household28.4%
913 households
3 people in household17.5%
563 households
4 people in household15.6%
503 households
5 people in household5.2%
167 households
6 people in household1.6%
52 households
7 people in household0.7%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
1,682 residents
15–2918.3%
1,462 residents
30–4422.1%
1,758 residents
45–6423.8%
1,894 residents
65 and over14.7%
1,175 residents
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84%
6,693 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%
500 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
392 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
261 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
126 residents
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.4%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.4%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
974 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.5%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
3,821 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.7%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
992 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
3,591 residents
Good health34.5%
2,748 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,138 residents
Bad health4.8%
383 residents
Very bad health1.4%
108 residents
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
6,454 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,517 residents
Mark Hall & Templefields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.6%
1,209 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.8%
1,183 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
625 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
176 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
24 households
Mark Hall & Templefields · 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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