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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004904

Borehamwood Kenilworth

Borehamwood Kenilworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,869 residents in Hertsmere. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,869

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,864

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,281

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.0%

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.

Walton North & Molesey Heath, Elmbridge7,251 residents · 58.0% owned · 13.1% no carBullbrook, Bracknell Forest10,193 residents · 51.9% owned · 19.2% no carHemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum11,615 residents · 49.9% owned · 22.9% no carStone & Crossways, Dartford7,605 residents · 55.5% owned · 19.1% no carWormley & Turnford, Broxbourne10,355 residents · 62.2% owned · 14.9% no carCentral Bracknell & Wildridings, Bracknell Forest11,871 residents · 46.4% owned · 21.1% no car

Most similar within Hertsmere

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Borehamwood Cowley Hill, Hertsmere10,214 residents · 43.9% owned · 24.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Borehamwood Kenilworth

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

Tenure

Owned51.4%
1,472 households
Social rented27%
773 households
Private rented18.5%
529 households
Shared ownership3.1%
89 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.8%
1,084 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.5%
902 households
Semi-detached24.1%
690 households
Detached4.6%
131 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.1%
1,408 households
2 cars or vans in household25.1%
719 households
No cars or vans in household18.4%
526 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
212 households
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.2%
1,066 households
2 bedrooms33.4%
958 households
1 bedroom21.2%
606 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
234 households
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
1,782 households
One-person household32%
917 households
Other household types5.7%
163 households
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.1%
917 households
2 people in household28.3%
810 households
3 people in household18.1%
518 households
4 people in household15.1%
431 households
5 people in household4.8%
138 households
6 people in household1.3%
36 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,318 residents
15–2917.8%
1,225 residents
30–4424%
1,647 residents
45–6426.5%
1,820 residents
65 and over12.6%
866 residents
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.8%
5,346 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
565 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.1%
491 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
251 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
216 residents
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33%
1,802 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
598 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67%
3,661 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.8%
1,684 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.8%
3,556 residents
Good health33.7%
2,316 residents
Fair health10.4%
711 residents
Bad health3.3%
229 residents
Very bad health0.8%
57 residents
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
5,849 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,020 residents
Borehamwood Kenilworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.3%
1,354 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
976 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
420 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Borehamwood Kenilworth · 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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