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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004855

Waltham Cross Town

Waltham Cross Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,579 residents in Broxbourne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,579

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,573

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,046.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.3%

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.

Yiewsley West, Hillingdon13,293 residents · 41.4% owned · 31.1% no carMitcham South, Merton9,186 residents · 51.7% owned · 33.6% no carNorthfleet North, Gravesham8,395 residents · 41.0% owned · 27.2% no carBelvedere & Lessness Heath, Bexley10,231 residents · 49.7% owned · 31.7% no carBorehamwood Cowley Hill, Hertsmere10,214 residents · 43.9% owned · 24.7% no carDownham West, Lewisham7,968 residents · 46.1% owned · 37.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Waltham Cross Town

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

Tenure

Owned47.9%
1,711 households
Social rented25.4%
909 households
Private rented23.9%
853 households
Shared ownership2.6%
92 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40.9%
1,459 households
Terraced29.8%
1,063 households
Semi-detached16.5%
590 households
Detached5.1%
183 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
88 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
88 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.9%
68 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
31 households
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,666 households
No cars or vans in household29.6%
1,058 households
2 cars or vans in household17.7%
631 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
217 households
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.3%
1,189 households
2 bedrooms32%
1,144 households
1 bedroom26.6%
949 households
4 or more bedrooms8.1%
289 households
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
2,053 households
One-person household33.6%
1,203 households
Other household types9%
322 households
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.7%
1,202 households
2 people in household27.1%
968 households
3 people in household17.2%
615 households
4 people in household13.8%
493 households
5 people in household5.4%
194 households
6 people in household1.8%
63 households
7 people in household0.7%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,711 residents
15–2920%
1,715 residents
30–4425.4%
2,183 residents
45–6423.2%
1,994 residents
65 and over11.4%
977 residents
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.9%
5,394 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.1%
1,469 residents
Other ethnic group9.6%
826 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
448 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
440 residents
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.3%
1,980 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.5%
1,726 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
792 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
780 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%
4,248 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
2,354 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
4,092 residents
Good health34%
2,916 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,093 residents
Bad health4.2%
361 residents
Very bad health1.4%
117 residents
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
7,234 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,345 residents
Waltham Cross Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,339 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.9%
1,318 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
669 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
220 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
25 households
Waltham Cross 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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