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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004894

Hertford South

Hertford South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,632 residents in East Hertfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,632

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,530

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,443.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.5%

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.

Haywards Heath West, Mid Sussex11,827 residents · 58.7% owned · 19.1% no carClewer Village, Windsor and Maidenhead7,095 residents · 56.2% owned · 21.0% no carHitchin Bearton, North Hertfordshire8,160 residents · 58.1% owned · 20.5% no carAbingdon Town & West, Vale of White Horse10,981 residents · 52.2% owned · 23.3% no carWarwick South West & Aylesford, Warwick12,697 residents · 56.4% owned · 17.3% no carWalton Central, Elmbridge7,526 residents · 63.7% owned · 16.6% 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 carWare West, East Hertfordshire8,388 residents · 69.5% owned · 12.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hertford South

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

Tenure

Owned60%
2,716 households
Private rented26.5%
1,202 households
Social rented12.3%
558 households
Shared ownership1.1%
52 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.4%
1,693 households
Terraced26.4%
1,195 households
Semi-detached16.6%
750 households
Detached12%
542 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.6%
165 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
97 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
78 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
10 households
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.3%
2,191 households
2 cars or vans in household27.1%
1,229 households
No cars or vans in household17.5%
793 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
320 households
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.2%
1,686 households
3 bedrooms27.3%
1,237 households
4 or more bedrooms18%
815 households
1 bedroom17.5%
794 households
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.4%
2,693 households
One-person household36%
1,632 households
Other household types4.5%
205 households
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36%
1,632 households
2 people in household35.7%
1,617 households
3 people in household13.2%
600 households
4 people in household11.9%
540 households
5 people in household2.6%
117 households
6 people in household0.5%
24 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,626 residents
15–2917.2%
1,655 residents
30–4422.9%
2,204 residents
45–6425.8%
2,484 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,661 residents
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.6%
8,724 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
327 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
309 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
173 residents
Other ethnic group1%
99 residents
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.5%
3,680 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
946 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.7%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
640 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68%
5,375 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.8%
2,439 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.7%
2,113 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,777 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.9%
5,191 residents
Good health32.5%
3,131 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,014 residents
Bad health2.4%
228 residents
Very bad health0.7%
67 residents
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
8,303 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,329 residents
Hertford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.4%
2,735 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29%
1,314 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
404 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Hertford South · 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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