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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004905

Elstree & Aldenham

Elstree & Aldenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,541 residents in Hertsmere. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,541

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,417

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

359

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.7%

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.

Chigwell, Epping Forest6,999 residents · 81.5% owned · 7.9% no carFarnham & Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire7,294 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.8% no carAscot & North Ascot East, Windsor and Maidenhead7,422 residents · 67.6% owned · 7.8% no carBeaconsfield Town, Buckinghamshire12,235 residents · 68.0% owned · 11.4% no carWelwyn & Hatfield Garden Village, Welwyn Hatfield8,138 residents · 68.9% owned · 10.3% no carVirginia Water, Runnymede6,334 residents · 73.8% owned · 5.7% no car

Most similar within Hertsmere

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Radlett, Hertsmere8,185 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Elstree & Aldenham

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

Tenure

Owned72.7%
1,757 households
Private rented20.3%
490 households
Social rented6.6%
159 households
Shared ownership0.5%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.9%
843 households
Semi-detached25.7%
621 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.3%
539 households
Terraced15.4%
373 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.7%
911 households
2 cars or vans in household37.5%
906 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.8%
381 households
No cars or vans in household9.1%
220 households
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.3%
998 households
3 bedrooms26.6%
644 households
2 bedrooms24.3%
587 households
1 bedroom7.8%
189 households
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
1,700 households
One-person household22.7%
550 households
Other household types7%
170 households
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.1%
799 households
1 person in household22.7%
549 households
4 people in household18.3%
443 households
3 people in household16.7%
403 households
5 people in household7%
168 households
6 people in household1.6%
38 households
7 people in household0.5%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,199 residents
15–2915.5%
1,013 residents
30–4419.2%
1,258 residents
45–6427.5%
1,802 residents
65 and over19.4%
1,269 residents
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.6%
4,882 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.5%
884 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
311 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%
274 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
189 residents
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.7%
2,506 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
698 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
3,330 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.1%
1,846 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,266 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,221 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.8%
252 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.4%
3,687 residents
Good health30.3%
1,980 residents
Fair health10.1%
661 residents
Bad health2.4%
158 residents
Very bad health0.8%
55 residents
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
5,720 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
818 residents
Elstree & Aldenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.2%
1,408 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
752 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
228 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
29 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Elstree & Aldenham · 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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