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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004864

Berkhamsted Town

Berkhamsted Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,371 residents in Dacorum. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,371

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,894

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,245.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.7%

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.

Tunbridge Wells South, Tunbridge Wells8,430 residents · 72.3% owned · 14.0% no carHenley South, South Oxfordshire6,273 residents · 66.0% owned · 14.5% no carReigate Hill & Gatton, Reigate and Banstead10,115 residents · 75.2% owned · 11.0% no carWilmslow Town, Cheshire East6,863 residents · 76.0% owned · 12.2% no carHertford Bengeo, East Hertfordshire7,898 residents · 73.5% owned · 13.3% no carVerulam Park, St Albans7,292 residents · 80.5% owned · 11.0% no car

Most similar within Dacorum

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Berkhamsted South, Dacorum5,873 residents · 70.3% owned · 12.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Berkhamsted Town

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

Tenure

Owned75.9%
2,196 households
Private rented18.7%
542 households
Social rented5.3%
152 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.8%
920 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.7%
658 households
Terraced22.3%
645 households
Semi-detached19.8%
573 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
1,393 households
2 cars or vans in household30.1%
871 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
339 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
290 households
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms33.2%
962 households
2 bedrooms30.7%
888 households
3 bedrooms27%
781 households
1 bedroom9.1%
263 households
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
1,872 households
One-person household32.7%
948 households
Other household types2.6%
76 households
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
1,028 households
1 person in household32.8%
948 households
3 people in household14.4%
416 households
4 people in household14.2%
411 households
5 people in household2.7%
78 households
6 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,079 residents
15–2911.5%
730 residents
30–4419.5%
1,244 residents
45–6429.8%
1,899 residents
65 and over22.3%
1,419 residents
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%
5,995 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
168 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
130 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
52 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
26 residents
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.7%
2,919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
699 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
594 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.1%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
3,251 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
1,923 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
63 residents aged 16 and over
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.1%
1,578 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.4%
1,437 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.1%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.4%
230 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
230 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.4%
176 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.6%
3,671 residents
Good health30.6%
1,952 residents
Fair health9%
572 residents
Bad health2.3%
144 residents
Very bad health0.5%
32 residents
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.3%
5,624 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.7%
748 residents
Berkhamsted Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension65.2%
1,886 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28%
809 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.5%
188 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.3%
8 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Berkhamsted 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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