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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004591

Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords

Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,626 residents in Uttlesford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,626

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,094

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

114.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.1%

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.

Shrivenham, Watchfield & Uffington, Vale of White Horse13,853 residents · 64.6% owned · 7.3% no carSouth Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever, Winchester5,918 residents · 68.1% owned · 6.0% no carSpringvale & Itchen Abbas, Winchester6,944 residents · 70.4% owned · 9.1% no carKingston Bagpuize & East Hanney, Vale of White Horse9,152 residents · 74.5% owned · 5.3% no carHartley Wintney & Heckfield, Hart7,164 residents · 69.8% owned · 7.5% no carHardwick & Highfields, South Cambridgeshire8,889 residents · 76.4% owned · 7.4% no car

Most similar within Uttlesford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newport, Littlebury & Clavering, Uttlesford8,966 residents · 73.5% owned · 6.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords

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

Tenure

Owned75.1%
2,324 households
Private rented13.6%
420 households
Social rented9%
280 households
Shared ownership2.2%
69 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.1%
1,425 households
Semi-detached33.3%
1,030 households
Terraced13.5%
418 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.9%
150 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
33 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.8%
1,202 households
1 car or van in household37.7%
1,165 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.3%
505 households
No cars or vans in household7.2%
222 households
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41%
1,269 households
3 bedrooms36.5%
1,128 households
2 bedrooms17.9%
555 households
1 bedroom4.6%
141 households
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.3%
2,237 households
One-person household23.4%
723 households
Other household types4.4%
136 households
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,194 households
1 person in household23.4%
723 households
4 people in household16.2%
500 households
3 people in household15.7%
486 households
5 people in household4.8%
150 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,377 residents
15–2914%
1,068 residents
30–4416.8%
1,282 residents
45–6429.7%
2,263 residents
65 and over21.5%
1,636 residents
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
7,263 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
148 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
144 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
39 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
33 residents
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.1%
2,896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
839 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
716 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
442 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
3,881 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
2,179 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
1,580 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
229 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.3%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.9%
4,342 residents
Good health31.4%
2,393 residents
Fair health9.4%
717 residents
Bad health1.8%
134 residents
Very bad health0.5%
40 residents
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.6%
6,679 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.4%
947 residents
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.5%
1,965 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.4%
878 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7%
217 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords · 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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