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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004868

Maylands & Adeyfield

Maylands & Adeyfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,797 residents in Dacorum. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,797

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,063

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,961

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.1%

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.

Garston, Watford8,399 residents · 55.4% owned · 19.4% no carMerstham, Reigate and Banstead6,864 residents · 62.5% owned · 18.5% no carWoodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no carWaltham Abbey South, Epping Forest9,073 residents · 64.6% owned · 14.5% no carHollybush, Welwyn Hatfield7,850 residents · 48.7% owned · 17.8% no carHoughton Regis South, Central Bedfordshire10,056 residents · 65.3% owned · 14.4% no car

Most similar within Dacorum

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Nash Mills & Bennetts End, Dacorum10,441 residents · 58.4% owned · 15.6% no carWarners End, Dacorum6,771 residents · 55.4% owned · 16.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Maylands & Adeyfield

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

Tenure

Owned49.9%
1,528 households
Social rented36.9%
1,129 households
Private rented12.1%
371 households
Shared ownership1%
30 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32%
980 households
Semi-detached28.4%
871 households
Terraced23.6%
723 households
Detached14.3%
437 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,244 households
2 cars or vans in household31.5%
966 households
No cars or vans in household17.4%
532 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
320 households
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.5%
1,088 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
880 households
4 or more bedrooms19.8%
607 households
1 bedroom15.9%
488 households
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
2,073 households
One-person household25.8%
791 households
Other household types6.6%
201 households
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.8%
976 households
1 person in household25.8%
791 households
3 people in household19.3%
593 households
4 people in household15.3%
470 households
5 people in household5.4%
166 households
6 people in household1.6%
49 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.4%
1,825 residents
15–2916.7%
1,301 residents
30–4424.7%
1,923 residents
45–6421.5%
1,680 residents
65 and over13.7%
1,072 residents
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.1%
6,327 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%
672 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
350 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
311 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
142 residents
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.1%
1,773 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.5%
3,861 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
1,931 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
3,926 residents
Good health33%
2,574 residents
Fair health12.1%
941 residents
Bad health3.4%
267 residents
Very bad health1.1%
89 residents
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
6,497 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,301 residents
Maylands & Adeyfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
1,514 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
996 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
418 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
129 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Maylands & Adeyfield · 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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