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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004903

Bushey North

Bushey North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,513 residents in Hertsmere. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,513

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,877

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,465.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.0%

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.

Addlestone North, Runnymede12,270 residents · 71.9% owned · 12.7% no carLondon Colney, St Albans9,804 residents · 66.0% owned · 12.0% no carEarlswood & Whitebushes, Reigate and Banstead9,327 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.6% no carBoyn Hill & Norreys Drive, Windsor and Maidenhead8,184 residents · 57.0% owned · 14.6% no carWoodfield & Old Town, Stevenage12,232 residents · 59.8% owned · 16.4% no carLeavesden & Garston Manor, Three Rivers10,815 residents · 67.0% owned · 10.9% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bushey North

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

Tenure

Owned62.1%
1,786 households
Private rented19%
546 households
Social rented17%
488 households
Shared ownership1.9%
56 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.5%
1,166 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.5%
705 households
Detached14.7%
423 households
Terraced13.4%
387 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.3%
96 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
68 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,272 households
2 cars or vans in household32.5%
936 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
369 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
301 households
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.2%
1,071 households
2 bedrooms29.1%
838 households
4 or more bedrooms23.3%
672 households
1 bedroom10.3%
297 households
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
1,968 households
One-person household24.1%
695 households
Other household types7.6%
218 households
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.2%
898 households
1 person in household24.1%
695 households
3 people in household19%
546 households
4 people in household18.3%
528 households
5 people in household5.2%
149 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
19 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,467 residents
15–2917.9%
1,345 residents
30–4422.2%
1,670 residents
45–6426.5%
1,994 residents
65 and over13.8%
1,040 residents
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.7%
5,313 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.3%
1,375 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%
333 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
301 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
189 residents
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40%
2,369 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
935 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
792 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
554 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
3,869 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.6%
1,930 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,403 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.1%
4,064 residents
Good health32.2%
2,419 residents
Fair health9.9%
745 residents
Bad health3%
222 residents
Very bad health0.9%
64 residents
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%
6,543 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%
970 residents
Bushey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.7%
1,545 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
897 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
352 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
82 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Bushey North · 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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