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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004896

Potters Bar Parkfield

Potters Bar Parkfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,980 residents in Hertsmere. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,980

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,381

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,120

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.9%

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.

Shepperton Town, Spelthorne6,986 residents · 79.6% owned · 11.1% no carFour Oaks, Birmingham7,142 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.1% no carPatcham West & Westdene, Brighton and Hove8,062 residents · 75.4% owned · 16.6% no carCaterham West, Tandridge5,671 residents · 80.6% owned · 13.9% no carBanstead, Reigate and Banstead9,227 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.9% no carThorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea9,116 residents · 82.1% owned · 15.5% no car

Most similar within Hertsmere

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bushey Heath, Hertsmere10,552 residents · 75.7% owned · 11.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Potters Bar Parkfield

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

Tenure

Owned75.6%
2,556 households
Private rented19.7%
667 households
Social rented4.4%
150 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.1%
1,255 households
Detached30.4%
1,028 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.3%
654 households
Terraced7.4%
251 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
86 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
68 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,364 households
2 cars or vans in household30.2%
1,021 households
No cars or vans in household17.9%
604 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%
391 households
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32.8%
1,109 households
4 or more bedrooms29%
980 households
2 bedrooms28%
945 households
1 bedroom10.3%
347 households
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,150 households
One-person household29.4%
995 households
Other household types7%
237 households
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.9%
1,178 households
1 person in household29.4%
995 households
3 people in household16.5%
559 households
4 people in household14.1%
475 households
5 people in household3.6%
120 households
6 people in household1.2%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
1,079 residents
15–2916.8%
1,343 residents
30–4416.8%
1,343 residents
45–6426.3%
2,102 residents
65 and over26.5%
2,114 residents
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79%
6,309 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.2%
814 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
316 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
292 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%
251 residents
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.9%
2,656 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
3,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.6%
2,983 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,503 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
4,018 residents
Good health33.7%
2,688 residents
Fair health12.3%
981 residents
Bad health2.7%
214 residents
Very bad health1%
79 residents
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
6,788 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,192 residents
Potters Bar Parkfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.8%
1,818 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,144 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
368 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
45 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Potters Bar Parkfield · 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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