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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004890

Ware West

Ware West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,388 residents in East Hertfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,388

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,804

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,142.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.4%

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.

Newport Pagnell South, Milton Keynes8,108 residents · 70.5% owned · 13.2% no carLawn & East Wichel, Swindon9,358 residents · 70.0% owned · 16.1% no carKingshill & Okus, Swindon8,572 residents · 65.6% owned · 15.7% no carWarlingham West & Whyteleafe, Tandridge8,212 residents · 70.7% owned · 12.8% no carBoxmoor & Apsley, Dacorum11,665 residents · 66.4% owned · 13.0% no carBattenhall & Diglis, Worcester8,991 residents · 70.0% owned · 13.3% no car

Most similar within East Hertfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire6,867 residents · 65.0% owned · 20.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ware West

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

Tenure

Owned69.5%
2,642 households
Private rented16.6%
633 households
Social rented10.9%
414 households
Shared ownership3%
115 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.2%
1,265 households
Semi-detached23.5%
895 households
Detached20.1%
764 households
Terraced19.7%
749 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
62 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
1,758 households
2 cars or vans in household31.6%
1,201 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
488 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
358 households
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.1%
1,258 households
3 bedrooms31.1%
1,185 households
4 or more bedrooms21.7%
826 households
1 bedroom14.1%
536 households
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
2,444 households
One-person household32%
1,215 households
Other household types3.8%
143 households
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.1%
1,411 households
1 person in household32%
1,217 households
3 people in household14.8%
564 households
4 people in household12.4%
473 households
5 people in household2.9%
111 households
6 people in household0.8%
29 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,325 residents
15–2916.3%
1,370 residents
30–4421.1%
1,770 residents
45–6428.2%
2,366 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,559 residents
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
7,801 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
217 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
199 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
92 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
79 residents
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.4%
2,608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,289 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.2%
852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67%
4,675 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.5%
2,201 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
1,785 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
4,416 residents
Good health34.6%
2,905 residents
Fair health9.7%
817 residents
Bad health2.4%
203 residents
Very bad health0.6%
48 residents
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
7,286 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,102 residents
Ware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.6%
2,268 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.9%
1,138 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
346 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Ware West · 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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