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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004546

Nettleswell

Nettleswell is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,412 residents in Harlow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,412

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,551

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,432.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.6%

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 carMaidenhall, Stoke & Port, Ipswich9,841 residents · 40.8% owned · 31.0% no carGipping & Chantry Park, Ipswich9,397 residents · 40.3% owned · 32.6% no carAshford Central, Ashford12,105 residents · 45.1% owned · 28.4% no car

Most similar within Harlow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mark Hall & Templefields, Harlow7,971 residents · 43.9% owned · 27.0% no carPotter Street, Harlow7,609 residents · 51.8% owned · 22.9% no carLittle Parndon & Hare Street, Harlow10,060 residents · 44.0% owned · 26.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Nettleswell

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

Tenure

Owned43.6%
1,547 households
Social rented36.1%
1,282 households
Private rented19.3%
685 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0.5%
16 households
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.2%
1,644 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.1%
1,142 households
Semi-detached13.3%
472 households
Detached4.1%
147 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
32 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,539 households
No cars or vans in household27.8%
988 households
2 cars or vans in household22.3%
790 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
233 households
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.6%
1,336 households
3 bedrooms31.4%
1,115 households
1 bedroom22.2%
789 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
314 households
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.4%
2,111 households
One-person household33.1%
1,176 households
Other household types7.4%
264 households
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.1%
1,176 households
2 people in household29.1%
1,034 households
3 people in household16.6%
591 households
4 people in household13.8%
490 households
5 people in household5%
177 households
6 people in household1.5%
52 households
7 people in household0.7%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,645 residents
15–2918.6%
1,561 residents
30–4424.1%
2,028 residents
45–6423.7%
1,992 residents
65 and over14.1%
1,186 residents
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.2%
6,745 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.1%
679 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%
546 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
298 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
145 residents
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.6%
1,573 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.3%
1,481 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.6%
4,300 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.2%
2,210 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.5%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
3,833 residents
Good health35.1%
2,949 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,172 residents
Bad health4.2%
350 residents
Very bad health1.3%
109 residents
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
6,957 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,455 residents
Nettleswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
1,341 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.6%
1,335 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
672 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
189 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Nettleswell · 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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