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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004846

Broxbourne Town

Broxbourne Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,400 residents in Broxbourne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,400

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,460

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,554.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.4%

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.

Keston, Bromley7,117 residents · 86.4% owned · 10.2% no carNork, Reigate and Banstead6,773 residents · 86.2% owned · 6.5% no carTattenham North, Reigate and Banstead6,168 residents · 86.8% owned · 6.2% no carFetcham, Mole Valley8,022 residents · 87.8% owned · 6.4% no carGrove Green, Maidstone8,041 residents · 83.8% owned · 8.1% no carBillericay North East, Basildon7,115 residents · 90.3% owned · 6.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broxbourne Town

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

Tenure

Owned84.6%
2,081 households
Private rented11.3%
279 households
Social rented3.8%
94 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.5%
1,069 households
Semi-detached28.7%
706 households
Terraced12.4%
306 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
304 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.3%
893 households
2 cars or vans in household35.6%
876 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18%
442 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
249 households
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms52.8%
1,299 households
3 bedrooms28.4%
698 households
2 bedrooms12.6%
311 households
1 bedroom6.2%
152 households
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72%
1,772 households
One-person household22.3%
549 households
Other household types5.7%
141 households
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.9%
835 households
1 person in household22.3%
549 households
4 people in household18%
444 households
3 people in household17.6%
434 households
5 people in household6%
148 households
6 people in household1.6%
39 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,052 residents
15–2915.2%
973 residents
30–4416.2%
1,034 residents
45–6428.7%
1,839 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,500 residents
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.2%
5,772 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
187 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
165 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
153 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
122 residents
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.4%
1,809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.4%
862 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
511 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,112 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,066 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
278 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
277 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.5%
3,550 residents
Good health32.2%
2,059 residents
Fair health9.7%
619 residents
Bad health2.3%
146 residents
Very bad health0.4%
24 residents
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.3%
5,652 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.7%
748 residents
Broxbourne Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59%
1,452 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
761 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
216 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
30 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Broxbourne 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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