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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004870

Hemel Hempstead Town

Hemel Hempstead Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,615 residents in Dacorum. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,615

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,027

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,111.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.8%

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.

Central Bracknell & Wildridings, Bracknell Forest11,871 residents · 46.4% owned · 21.1% no carDunstable Central, Central Bedfordshire10,506 residents · 59.7% owned · 21.7% no carLeatherhead North, Mole Valley7,703 residents · 50.8% owned · 19.9% no carBullbrook, Bracknell Forest10,193 residents · 51.9% owned · 19.2% no carMaidstone West, Maidstone12,367 residents · 45.1% owned · 22.7% no carBorehamwood Kenilworth, Hertsmere6,869 residents · 51.4% owned · 18.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hemel Hempstead Town

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

Tenure

Owned49.9%
2,507 households
Social rented25.8%
1,299 households
Private rented22.7%
1,143 households
Shared ownership1.5%
74 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement41.5%
2,086 households
Terraced27.5%
1,385 households
Semi-detached18%
905 households
Detached7.3%
369 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
103 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
89 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
85 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
2,244 households
2 cars or vans in household24.4%
1,225 households
No cars or vans in household22.9%
1,153 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
406 households
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.3%
1,625 households
3 bedrooms29.8%
1,497 households
1 bedroom24.6%
1,238 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
668 households
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
2,970 households
One-person household34.3%
1,727 households
Other household types6.6%
331 households
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%
1,724 households
2 people in household30.2%
1,519 households
3 people in household16.6%
833 households
4 people in household13.3%
666 households
5 people in household3.9%
197 households
6 people in household1.3%
64 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
2,218 residents
15–2919%
2,208 residents
30–4424.9%
2,887 residents
45–6423.4%
2,722 residents
65 and over13.6%
1,579 residents
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.2%
9,426 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
1,013 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%
487 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
457 residents
Other ethnic group2%
232 residents
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.8%
3,138 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
1,527 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,449 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,379 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.1%
6,127 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.5%
2,923 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,892 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
5,904 residents
Good health33.8%
3,928 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,333 residents
Bad health3.2%
369 residents
Very bad health0.7%
82 residents
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
9,782 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,835 residents
Hemel Hempstead Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
2,451 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,676 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
688 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
186 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
27 households
Hemel Hempstead 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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