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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004612

Hatherley

Hatherley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,340 residents in Cheltenham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,340

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,181

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,726.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.3%

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.

Guiseley East & South, Leeds7,281 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no carCottingley, Harden & Wilsden, Bradford11,428 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.7% no carNorth Lindley & Birchencliffe, Kirklees8,595 residents · 77.7% owned · 17.2% no carKendal South, South Lakeland8,934 residents · 77.7% owned · 13.3% no carAlton Ashdell, Whitedown & Amery, East Hampshire10,712 residents · 75.7% owned · 10.7% no carChandler's Ford West, Eastleigh7,514 residents · 80.3% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hatherley

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

Tenure

Owned78.2%
3,268 households
Private rented15%
629 households
Social rented6%
250 households
Shared ownership0.7%
30 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.4%
2,023 households
Detached26.2%
1,096 households
Terraced17.7%
738 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
222 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
70 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,866 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
1,354 households
No cars or vans in household13.6%
567 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
393 households
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,699 households
2 bedrooms29.6%
1,237 households
4 or more bedrooms24.8%
1,035 households
1 bedroom5%
209 households
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,771 households
One-person household31.1%
1,299 households
Other household types2.6%
110 households
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.1%
1,552 households
1 person in household31.1%
1,299 households
3 people in household14.1%
591 households
4 people in household13.7%
573 households
5 people in household3.1%
129 households
6 people in household0.6%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,554 residents
15–2913.8%
1,288 residents
30–4418.6%
1,737 residents
45–6427.8%
2,598 residents
65 and over23.2%
2,165 residents
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
8,804 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
274 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
162 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
63 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
37 residents
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.3%
2,944 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
4,522 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
3,038 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,923 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,221 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
4,610 residents
Good health35.3%
3,300 residents
Fair health11.4%
1,065 residents
Bad health3%
281 residents
Very bad health0.9%
84 residents
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
7,883 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,457 residents
Hatherley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%
2,372 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
1,301 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
429 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Hatherley · 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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