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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004863

Highfield

Highfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,934 residents in Dacorum. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,934

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,159

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,569.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Melbourne, Chelmsford7,910 residents · 39.2% owned · 28.5% no carParkwood & Senacre, Maidstone12,180 residents · 44.1% owned · 26.6% no carBasildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no carSt Mary Cray North, Bromley8,679 residents · 46.5% owned · 28.4% no carHigh Brooms & Sherwood, Tunbridge Wells6,913 residents · 46.3% owned · 23.1% no carSouth Ham & West Ham, Basingstoke and Deane7,845 residents · 48.6% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highfield

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

Tenure

Social rented45.1%
1,425 households
Owned40.2%
1,270 households
Private rented13.1%
413 households
Shared ownership1.6%
49 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.1%
1,361 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.5%
868 households
Semi-detached20.9%
661 households
Detached5.1%
162 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,320 households
No cars or vans in household25%
790 households
2 cars or vans in household24.9%
786 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
265 households
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.2%
1,494 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
841 households
1 bedroom18.2%
576 households
4 or more bedrooms7.9%
251 households
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
1,967 households
One-person household30.1%
952 households
Other household types7.7%
245 households
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.1%
952 households
2 people in household29.7%
938 households
3 people in household17.5%
553 households
4 people in household13.8%
437 households
5 people in household5.6%
178 households
6 people in household2%
64 households
7 people in household0.8%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.2%
1,761 residents
15–2916.6%
1,315 residents
30–4423.5%
1,868 residents
45–6423%
1,828 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,161 residents
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.5%
6,303 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.4%
664 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
441 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
364 residents
Other ethnic group2%
158 residents
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,553 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.5%
1,430 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%
835 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
3,727 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
2,257 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.1%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.9%
3,642 residents
Good health33.7%
2,677 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,122 residents
Bad health4.9%
391 residents
Very bad health1.3%
102 residents
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
6,298 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,634 residents
Highfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.1%
1,236 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,106 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
615 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
189 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Highfield · 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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