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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004871

Chaulden

Chaulden is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,024 residents in Dacorum. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,024

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,041

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,931.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.1%

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.

Broadwater & Bragbury End, Stevenage6,020 residents · 66.9% owned · 15.8% no carCadbury Heath South & North Common, South Gloucestershire10,345 residents · 70.4% owned · 12.5% no carPoplars, Stevenage6,885 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.1% no carByfleet, Woking8,022 residents · 73.5% owned · 11.9% no carBirch Hill & Hanworth East, Bracknell Forest7,439 residents · 63.0% owned · 14.4% no carSandy North, Central Bedfordshire5,749 residents · 65.3% owned · 13.2% no car

Most similar within Dacorum

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Warners End, Dacorum6,771 residents · 55.4% owned · 16.7% no carTring North, Dacorum5,026 residents · 67.2% owned · 14.0% no carNash Mills & Bennetts End, Dacorum10,441 residents · 58.4% owned · 15.6% no carCorner Hall, Dacorum6,001 residents · 62.4% owned · 16.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chaulden

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

Tenure

Owned63.4%
1,294 households
Social rented25.3%
517 households
Private rented11%
224 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48.4%
987 households
Semi-detached29.1%
593 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.1%
227 households
Detached9.8%
201 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
799 households
2 cars or vans in household34.1%
697 households
No cars or vans in household15%
307 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
238 households
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.7%
1,014 households
4 or more bedrooms20.9%
427 households
2 bedrooms20%
409 households
1 bedroom9.4%
191 households
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
1,422 households
One-person household26.2%
535 households
Other household types4.1%
84 households
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.5%
663 households
1 person in household26.1%
533 households
3 people in household18.6%
380 households
4 people in household16.5%
336 households
5 people in household4.6%
93 households
6 people in household1.2%
25 households
7 people in household0.4%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
947 residents
15–2916.6%
833 residents
30–4421%
1,056 residents
45–6426.8%
1,344 residents
65 and over16.8%
844 residents
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.5%
4,494 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%
232 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
124 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
117 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
56 residents
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.1%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
672 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
661 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%
2,612 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.1%
1,329 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
222 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
202 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
2,458 residents
Good health34.9%
1,755 residents
Fair health12.1%
609 residents
Bad health3.1%
158 residents
Very bad health0.9%
44 residents
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
4,188 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
835 residents
Chaulden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
1,068 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
655 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
246 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
69 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Chaulden · 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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