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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004902

Borehamwood Brookmeadow

Borehamwood Brookmeadow is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,128 residents in Hertsmere. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,128

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,057

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,825.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.2%

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.

Sunbury Common, Spelthorne8,513 residents · 57.0% owned · 17.7% no carThe Wrythe, Sutton8,657 residents · 63.2% owned · 22.4% no carWoodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no carGarston, Watford8,399 residents · 55.4% owned · 19.4% no carMilton & Chalk, Gravesham11,586 residents · 56.7% owned · 19.6% no carWormley & Turnford, Broxbourne10,355 residents · 62.2% owned · 14.9% no car

Most similar within Hertsmere

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Borehamwood Hillside, Hertsmere11,113 residents · 56.9% owned · 18.3% no carBorehamwood Cowley Hill, Hertsmere10,214 residents · 43.9% owned · 24.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Borehamwood Brookmeadow

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

Tenure

Owned52.7%
1,611 households
Social rented27.2%
831 households
Private rented19%
580 households
Shared ownership1.1%
35 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44%
1,344 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.2%
739 households
Semi-detached20.2%
616 households
Detached8.6%
263 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
51 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,308 households
2 cars or vans in household27.2%
830 households
No cars or vans in household21%
642 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
277 households
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.7%
1,305 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
897 households
4 or more bedrooms16.8%
514 households
1 bedroom11.1%
339 households
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
1,991 households
One-person household25%
766 households
Other household types9.9%
302 households
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.3%
835 households
1 person in household25.1%
766 households
3 people in household18.8%
574 households
4 people in household18.7%
572 households
5 people in household6.8%
208 households
6 people in household2.4%
74 households
7 people in household0.7%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%
1,776 residents
15–2916.9%
1,374 residents
30–4423.9%
1,942 residents
45–6423.9%
1,944 residents
65 and over13.4%
1,092 residents
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.8%
6,240 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.7%
629 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%
546 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
375 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
337 residents
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.2%
2,260 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
679 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.5%
4,151 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
1,964 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,267 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.4%
4,344 residents
Good health31.4%
2,556 residents
Fair health11%
895 residents
Bad health3.3%
266 residents
Very bad health0.8%
69 residents
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
7,014 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,114 residents
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,360 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,104 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
458 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Borehamwood Brookmeadow · 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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