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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004854

Cheshunt South

Cheshunt South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,074 residents in Broxbourne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,074

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,276

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,033.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Romford North West, Havering9,185 residents · 65.6% owned · 24.4% no carStopsley South & Round Green, Luton10,774 residents · 64.1% owned · 18.7% no carRainham West, Havering6,737 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.0% no carMilton & Chalk, Gravesham11,586 residents · 56.7% owned · 19.6% no carCrayford, Bexley11,271 residents · 63.8% owned · 21.6% no carPotters Bar Oakmere, Hertsmere7,752 residents · 61.1% owned · 18.9% no car

Most similar within Broxbourne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cheshunt Central, Broxbourne8,069 residents · 66.2% owned · 22.1% no carCheshunt Coopers Walk, Broxbourne7,448 residents · 70.2% owned · 16.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cheshunt South

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

Tenure

Owned66.5%
2,178 households
Private rented23.5%
770 households
Social rented9%
295 households
Shared ownership0.9%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.7%
1,070 households
Terraced32.2%
1,055 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.2%
793 households
Detached6.9%
225 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
61 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,449 households
2 cars or vans in household24.7%
809 households
No cars or vans in household22.4%
733 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
286 households
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,506 households
2 bedrooms29.5%
966 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
418 households
1 bedroom11.8%
387 households
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
2,081 households
One-person household28.5%
935 households
Other household types8%
263 households
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.8%
1,008 households
1 person in household28.5%
935 households
3 people in household17.8%
584 households
4 people in household15.2%
497 households
5 people in household5.6%
185 households
6 people in household1.4%
46 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,416 residents
15–2918.2%
1,468 residents
30–4422%
1,780 residents
45–6424.9%
2,014 residents
65 and over17.3%
1,397 residents
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.4%
5,844 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.6%
936 residents
Other ethnic group6.6%
536 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
393 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
367 residents
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
1,917 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.2%
1,524 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
690 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
346 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.9%
4,073 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
2,381 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
3,903 residents
Good health34.7%
2,801 residents
Fair health12.2%
989 residents
Bad health3.7%
299 residents
Very bad health1%
82 residents
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
6,901 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,172 residents
Cheshunt South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.4%
1,424 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,206 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
535 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
106 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Cheshunt South · 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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