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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004550

Passmores & The High

Passmores & The High is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,822 residents in Harlow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,822

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,742

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,870.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.4%

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 carBedwell, Stevenage8,055 residents · 43.9% owned · 33.8% no carBroadfield East, Crawley8,533 residents · 41.1% owned · 25.3% no carGillingham Central, Medway7,360 residents · 38.5% owned · 38.8% no carLuton, Medway6,804 residents · 41.6% owned · 33.3% no carWymering, Portsmouth6,440 residents · 40.6% owned · 35.3% 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 carNettleswell, Harlow8,412 residents · 43.6% owned · 27.8% no carBush Fair & Brays Grove, Harlow8,158 residents · 52.0% owned · 23.7% no carPotter Street, Harlow7,609 residents · 51.8% owned · 22.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Passmores & The High

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

Tenure

Owned41.5%
1,553 households
Social rented35.9%
1,342 households
Private rented21.5%
806 households
Shared ownership0.7%
27 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.8%
1,601 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement38.7%
1,448 households
Semi-detached10.1%
380 households
Detached4.2%
156 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
83 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
48 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,471 households
No cars or vans in household34.8%
1,304 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
743 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
227 households
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.7%
1,335 households
3 bedrooms34.1%
1,276 households
1 bedroom22.7%
850 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
283 households
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.7%
2,235 households
One-person household34%
1,274 households
Other household types6.3%
235 households
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%
1,274 households
2 people in household28.7%
1,076 households
3 people in household16.8%
630 households
4 people in household13.4%
502 households
5 people in household4.8%
178 households
6 people in household1.5%
58 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
1,851 residents
15–2917.8%
1,573 residents
30–4423.8%
2,102 residents
45–6422.2%
1,958 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,338 residents
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.7%
6,860 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
764 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%
753 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
284 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
163 residents
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.4%
1,674 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.9%
1,645 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
414 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
4,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,511 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
4,030 residents
Good health34.8%
3,072 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,214 residents
Bad health4.5%
400 residents
Very bad health1.2%
106 residents
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
7,168 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,654 residents
Passmores & The High · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,403 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.2%
1,319 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
727 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
252 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%
44 households
Passmores & The High · 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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