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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004867

Berkhamsted West

Berkhamsted West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,537 residents in Dacorum. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,537

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,570

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,658.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.1%

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.

Godalming South, Waverley7,387 residents · 76.1% owned · 10.8% no carFarnham Shortheath, Waverley7,178 residents · 72.3% owned · 11.0% no carHarpenden East, St Albans7,878 residents · 71.7% owned · 11.4% no carTwyford West & Charvil, Wokingham9,273 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.9% no carClaygate, Elmbridge7,263 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.3% no carMarshalswick, St Albans6,972 residents · 73.7% owned · 11.3% 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 West

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

Tenure

Owned69.7%
1,791 households
Social rented20.9%
537 households
Private rented8.3%
214 households
Shared ownership0.9%
24 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.1%
926 households
Semi-detached31.7%
815 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18%
462 households
Terraced13.2%
340 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,055 households
2 cars or vans in household33.7%
865 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13%
334 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
316 households
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.9%
1,078 households
3 bedrooms28.6%
736 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
458 households
1 bedroom11.6%
298 households
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.6%
1,867 households
One-person household24.3%
624 households
Other household types3.1%
81 households
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.4%
806 households
1 person in household24.3%
624 households
4 people in household19.2%
494 households
3 people in household18.9%
486 households
5 people in household5.2%
134 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
1,459 residents
15–2912.1%
792 residents
30–4419.1%
1,245 residents
45–6428.5%
1,864 residents
65 and over18%
1,174 residents
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.1%
6,086 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
173 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
171 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
53 residents
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.1%
2,648 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
583 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.6%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.5%
3,118 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36%
1,795 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations27%
1,349 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,270 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.2%
309 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
281 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
233 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.8%
3,841 residents
Good health29.3%
1,918 residents
Fair health9%
588 residents
Bad health2.2%
147 residents
Very bad health0.7%
43 residents
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
5,678 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
859 residents
Berkhamsted West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.6%
1,556 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.9%
742 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
225 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Berkhamsted West · 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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