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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004883

Puckeridge & Thundridge

Puckeridge & Thundridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,245 residents in East Hertfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,245

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,524

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

157.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.9%

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.

Cogenhoe, Hackleton & Denton, West Northamptonshire7,561 residents · 73.8% owned · 7.9% no carToddington, Heath & Reach, Central Bedfordshire10,698 residents · 77.9% owned · 7.4% no carFleckney, Kilworth & Foxton, Harborough10,789 residents · 79.6% owned · 6.9% no carIsleham, Fordham & Chippenham, East Cambridgeshire6,399 residents · 70.3% owned · 6.9% no carStokenchurch, Buckinghamshire5,852 residents · 75.9% owned · 7.7% no carMarsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & Tingewick, Buckinghamshire10,362 residents · 74.8% owned · 5.5% no car

Most similar within East Hertfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Buntingford & Great Hormead, East Hertfordshire9,319 residents · 75.0% owned · 7.8% no carWatton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford, East Hertfordshire7,529 residents · 71.9% owned · 7.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Puckeridge & Thundridge

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

Tenure

Owned75.8%
1,912 households
Social rented12.3%
311 households
Private rented11.1%
279 households
Shared ownership0.9%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38%
959 households
Detached29.2%
738 households
Terraced21.2%
536 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
209 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.4%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
28 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.7%
1,028 households
1 car or van in household32.8%
828 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.9%
476 households
No cars or vans in household7.6%
192 households
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.2%
913 households
4 or more bedrooms31%
783 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
622 households
1 bedroom8.2%
206 households
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.5%
1,804 households
One-person household24.7%
624 households
Other household types3.8%
96 households
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
902 households
1 person in household24.6%
622 households
3 people in household17.4%
440 households
4 people in household16%
404 households
5 people in household4.8%
122 households
6 people in household1.2%
30 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,121 residents
15–2915.4%
959 residents
30–4418%
1,122 residents
45–6429.2%
1,825 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,218 residents
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
5,980 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
125 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
34 residents
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.9%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
930 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
832 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
746 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.1%
3,227 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.5%
1,736 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.6%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
265 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
255 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
3,349 residents
Good health33%
2,061 residents
Fair health10.4%
651 residents
Bad health2.3%
144 residents
Very bad health0.7%
41 residents
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
5,407 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
842 residents
Puckeridge & Thundridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55%
1,389 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
854 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
238 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Puckeridge & Thundridge · 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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