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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004844

Rye Park

Rye Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,458 residents in Broxbourne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,458

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,885

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,260.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire10,668 residents · 67.7% owned · 14.0% no carByfleet, Woking8,022 residents · 73.5% owned · 11.9% no carCorner Hall, Dacorum6,001 residents · 62.4% owned · 16.9% no carDelapre, West Northamptonshire6,247 residents · 60.6% owned · 20.2% no carStanford West, Thurrock8,946 residents · 73.1% owned · 14.0% no carStaines South East, Spelthorne6,778 residents · 64.4% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rye Park

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

Tenure

Owned69.3%
2,000 households
Social rented15.4%
444 households
Private rented14.1%
407 households
Shared ownership1%
29 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42%
1,209 households
Terraced35.1%
1,013 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.1%
348 households
Detached6.8%
195 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,138 households
2 cars or vans in household31.7%
915 households
No cars or vans in household14.8%
428 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14%
403 households
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.5%
1,542 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
732 households
4 or more bedrooms13.4%
385 households
1 bedroom7.8%
224 households
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
1,989 households
One-person household24.1%
695 households
Other household types6.9%
200 households
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%
864 households
1 person in household24.1%
695 households
3 people in household20.1%
579 households
4 people in household17.9%
515 households
5 people in household5.9%
171 households
6 people in household1.5%
44 households
7 people in household0.5%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,405 residents
15–2917.7%
1,317 residents
30–4422.1%
1,648 residents
45–6426.8%
1,997 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,090 residents
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.1%
6,717 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
222 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
202 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
160 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
157 residents
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
3,891 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
1,959 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
3,686 residents
Good health34.2%
2,548 residents
Fair health12%
897 residents
Bad health3.6%
270 residents
Very bad health0.8%
57 residents
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
6,336 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,122 residents
Rye Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.3%
1,365 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
971 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
439 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Rye Park · 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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