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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004887

Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford

Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,529 residents in East Hertfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,529

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,084

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

102.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.5%

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.

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne, Mid Sussex6,889 residents · 76.4% owned · 6.6% no carChailey, Newick & Barcombe, Lewes7,650 residents · 74.3% owned · 6.2% no carMarsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & Tingewick, Buckinghamshire10,362 residents · 74.8% owned · 5.5% no carNewport, Littlebury & Clavering, Uttlesford8,966 residents · 73.5% owned · 6.6% no carBorough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne, Tonbridge and Malling11,752 residents · 76.6% owned · 7.4% no carKingsclere & Heath End, Basingstoke and Deane7,578 residents · 73.8% owned · 8.9% no car

Most similar within East Hertfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered, East Hertfordshire8,115 residents · 72.9% owned · 6.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford

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

Tenure

Owned71.9%
2,218 households
Private rented13.7%
423 households
Social rented13.3%
411 households
Shared ownership1%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.8%
1,134 households
Semi-detached30.7%
947 households
Terraced21.5%
663 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
269 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
28 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.2%
1,180 households
1 car or van in household33.7%
1,041 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.8%
643 households
No cars or vans in household7.2%
221 households
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.8%
1,167 households
3 bedrooms36.6%
1,130 households
2 bedrooms16.8%
519 households
1 bedroom8.7%
269 households
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.2%
2,229 households
One-person household23.6%
727 households
Other household types4.2%
130 households
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,188 households
1 person in household23.5%
726 households
3 people in household16.5%
508 households
4 people in household15.4%
476 households
5 people in household4.5%
139 households
6 people in household1.2%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,224 residents
15–2913.8%
1,042 residents
30–4416.4%
1,236 residents
45–6430.8%
2,321 residents
65 and over22.6%
1,703 residents
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
7,145 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
169 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
120 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.5%
2,523 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
927 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.7%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
3,775 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.6%
2,342 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,545 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,334 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
929 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
332 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.4%
4,097 residents
Good health32%
2,412 residents
Fair health10.2%
767 residents
Bad health2.8%
208 residents
Very bad health0.6%
45 residents
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
6,533 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
997 residents
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%
1,789 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
995 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.3%
256 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
44 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford · 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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