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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004592

Saffron Walden Town

Saffron Walden Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,129 residents in Uttlesford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

13,129

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,813

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,718.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

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.

Buckingham North, Buckinghamshire6,752 residents · 60.8% owned · 16.5% no carWantage Town, Vale of White Horse10,067 residents · 68.6% owned · 15.3% no carWallingford & Brightwell, South Oxfordshire9,698 residents · 67.1% owned · 14.9% no carPetersfield South, East Hampshire9,622 residents · 60.1% owned · 19.1% no carHitchin Town & West, North Hertfordshire11,485 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.6% no carStamford Central, West and South, South Kesteven11,507 residents · 65.4% owned · 16.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Saffron Walden Town

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

Tenure

Owned62.2%
3,615 households
Social rented18.2%
1,060 households
Private rented18%
1,046 households
Shared ownership1.5%
86 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.9%
1,852 households
Terraced23.4%
1,358 households
Detached21%
1,220 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19%
1,106 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
98 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
98 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
16 households
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
2,539 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
1,761 households
No cars or vans in household16.4%
955 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%
558 households
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
2,210 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
1,460 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
1,358 households
1 bedroom13.5%
786 households
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
3,606 households
One-person household34.5%
2,003 households
Other household types3.5%
201 households
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.5%
2,003 households
2 people in household31.9%
1,854 households
3 people in household14.8%
861 households
4 people in household13.7%
795 households
5 people in household4.4%
255 households
6 people in household0.6%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
2,337 residents
15–2914.7%
1,928 residents
30–4419.5%
2,565 residents
45–6426.9%
3,526 residents
65 and over21.1%
2,770 residents
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.2%
12,226 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
344 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
315 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
120 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
119 residents
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
4,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
1,616 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,585 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
1,526 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
6,582 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
3,873 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
2,565 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,907 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
1,216 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
6,735 residents
Good health33.4%
4,380 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,504 residents
Bad health3%
400 residents
Very bad health0.8%
108 residents
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
11,085 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
2,042 residents
Saffron Walden Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.4%
3,163 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,893 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
642 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Saffron Walden Town · 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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