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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004869

Berkhamsted South

Berkhamsted South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,873 residents in Dacorum. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,873

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,370

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,127.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.2%

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.

Battledown & Charlton Kings, Cheltenham12,197 residents · 79.3% owned · 11.5% no carTwyford West & Charvil, Wokingham9,273 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.9% no carSpital & Cranbourne Park, Windsor and Maidenhead7,142 residents · 67.4% owned · 10.5% no carReigate Central & Redhill Common, Reigate and Banstead8,378 residents · 69.6% owned · 13.6% no carHorsforth South & Rawdon, Leeds9,314 residents · 78.0% owned · 13.3% no carLong Ditton, Elmbridge6,489 residents · 76.5% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within Dacorum

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Berkhamsted West, Dacorum6,537 residents · 69.7% owned · 12.3% no carBerkhamsted Town, Dacorum6,371 residents · 75.9% owned · 11.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Berkhamsted South

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

Tenure

Owned70.3%
1,667 households
Private rented15%
355 households
Social rented14.3%
340 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced28.5%
675 households
Detached24.7%
584 households
Semi-detached23.7%
561 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.6%
487 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.9%
1,089 households
2 cars or vans in household31.2%
740 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
303 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
238 households
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms35.1%
831 households
3 bedrooms33%
781 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
552 households
1 bedroom8.7%
205 households
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
1,678 households
One-person household26.4%
626 households
Other household types2.8%
66 households
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
788 households
1 person in household26.4%
626 households
3 people in household17.8%
422 households
4 people in household17.8%
422 households
5 people in household4%
95 households
6 people in household0.5%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
1,178 residents
15–2913.8%
808 residents
30–4420.7%
1,217 residents
45–6428.5%
1,674 residents
65 and over17%
997 residents
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.2%
5,471 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
172 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
141 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
43 residents
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.2%
2,460 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
549 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.4%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.4%
3,070 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.5%
1,504 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
51 residents aged 16 and over
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.5%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.3%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
269 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
162 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.3%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.1%
3,469 residents
Good health30.2%
1,771 residents
Fair health8.1%
474 residents
Bad health2.2%
129 residents
Very bad health0.5%
29 residents
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.9%
5,165 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.1%
708 residents
Berkhamsted South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64%
1,516 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.5%
652 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7%
166 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Berkhamsted South · 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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