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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004552

Great Parndon & Katherines

Great Parndon & Katherines is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,592 residents in Harlow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,592

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,777

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,879.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.0%

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.

Ifield & Gossops Green, Crawley8,396 residents · 65.0% owned · 16.9% no carHaverhill North, West Suffolk7,730 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.2% no carWaltham Abbey North, Epping Forest7,714 residents · 58.8% owned · 18.3% no carMaidenbower West & Furnace Green, Crawley9,481 residents · 62.7% owned · 16.8% no carHaverhill East & South, West Suffolk11,154 residents · 57.4% owned · 20.7% no carSteeple View & Noak Bridge, Basildon8,735 residents · 61.3% owned · 15.2% no car

Most similar within Harlow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kingsmoor, Harlow7,733 residents · 56.0% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Great Parndon & Katherines

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

Tenure

Owned64.5%
1,792 households
Social rented22.4%
623 households
Private rented12.5%
348 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.3%
1,175 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.6%
655 households
Semi-detached20.3%
565 households
Detached12.7%
352 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,169 households
2 cars or vans in household30.7%
851 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
459 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
297 households
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,298 households
2 bedrooms20.2%
562 households
1 bedroom17.6%
490 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
427 households
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
1,804 households
One-person household29.4%
815 households
Other household types5.7%
157 households
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.3%
897 households
1 person in household29.4%
815 households
3 people in household18.4%
512 households
4 people in household13.9%
386 households
5 people in household4.3%
118 households
6 people in household1.2%
32 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,148 residents
15–2915.4%
1,013 residents
30–4420.3%
1,339 residents
45–6426.6%
1,752 residents
65 and over20.3%
1,339 residents
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.4%
5,696 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
371 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%
297 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
154 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
72 residents
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.8%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
918 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
689 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
3,315 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.3%
1,952 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
953 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.1%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
3,059 residents
Good health34.8%
2,297 residents
Fair health13.8%
912 residents
Bad health3.6%
239 residents
Very bad health1.3%
85 residents
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
5,519 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,074 residents
Great Parndon & Katherines · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.6%
1,183 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.7%
1,047 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
451 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Great Parndon & Katherines · 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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