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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004884

Bishop's Stortford Central

Bishop's Stortford Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,373 residents in East Hertfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,373

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,534

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,493.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.3%

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.

Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park, Chelmsford10,349 residents · 57.8% owned · 20.3% no carChertsey, Runnymede8,654 residents · 60.7% owned · 14.8% no carHorsham East & Roffey, Horsham8,272 residents · 68.5% owned · 17.2% no carRedhill West, Reigate and Banstead10,919 residents · 57.1% owned · 23.9% no carFarncombe, Waverley7,502 residents · 59.8% owned · 18.1% no carEast Grinstead Central & North, Mid Sussex13,280 residents · 60.6% owned · 19.4% no car

Most similar within East Hertfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ware East, East Hertfordshire11,238 residents · 66.2% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bishop's Stortford Central

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

Tenure

Owned55.1%
2,498 households
Private rented23%
1,045 households
Social rented20.4%
926 households
Shared ownership1.4%
64 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.7%
1,481 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.5%
1,066 households
Terraced22.1%
1,000 households
Detached19.4%
878 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
48 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%
2,068 households
2 cars or vans in household25.1%
1,138 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
933 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
393 households
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.9%
1,626 households
3 bedrooms30.8%
1,396 households
4 or more bedrooms17%
770 households
1 bedroom16.3%
740 households
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
2,831 households
One-person household30.9%
1,401 households
Other household types6.7%
302 households
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.5%
1,562 households
1 person in household30.9%
1,403 households
3 people in household16.4%
743 households
4 people in household13.6%
617 households
5 people in household3.7%
167 households
6 people in household0.6%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,759 residents
15–2918.8%
1,951 residents
30–4422.5%
2,339 residents
45–6426.9%
2,796 residents
65 and over14.8%
1,531 residents
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.9%
9,219 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%
442 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
396 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
181 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
130 residents
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.3%
3,173 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.9%
5,777 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.6%
2,606 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,948 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
403 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52%
5,396 residents
Good health32.8%
3,400 residents
Fair health11.1%
1,152 residents
Bad health3.3%
345 residents
Very bad health0.8%
81 residents
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
8,862 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,511 residents
Bishop's Stortford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
2,412 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.4%
1,424 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
590 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Bishop's Stortford Central · 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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