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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004906

Borehamwood Hillside

Borehamwood Hillside is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,113 residents in Hertsmere. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,113

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,204

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,876.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.1%

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.

Boyn Hill & Norreys Drive, Windsor and Maidenhead8,184 residents · 57.0% owned · 14.6% no carWest Ruislip South, Hillingdon8,929 residents · 66.4% owned · 19.3% no carSouth Ruislip, Hillingdon9,695 residents · 64.2% owned · 19.4% no carEpsom North, Epsom and Ewell10,249 residents · 65.8% owned · 18.9% no carRedhill West, Reigate and Banstead10,919 residents · 57.1% owned · 23.9% no carSutton West, Sutton8,171 residents · 66.9% owned · 22.2% no car

Most similar within Hertsmere

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Borehamwood Brookmeadow, Hertsmere8,128 residents · 52.7% owned · 21.0% no carBushey North, Hertsmere7,513 residents · 62.1% owned · 12.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Borehamwood Hillside

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

Tenure

Owned56.9%
2,392 households
Private rented22.6%
952 households
Social rented18%
757 households
Shared ownership2.4%
100 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.3%
1,486 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.9%
1,256 households
Terraced26.5%
1,113 households
Detached4.7%
197 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
47 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.5%
1,956 households
2 cars or vans in household27.1%
1,140 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
768 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
341 households
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.2%
1,605 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
1,167 households
4 or more bedrooms18.3%
770 households
1 bedroom15.8%
663 households
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,729 households
One-person household25.9%
1,087 households
Other household types9.3%
389 households
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.3%
1,192 households
1 person in household25.8%
1,087 households
3 people in household18.9%
794 households
4 people in household17.6%
740 households
5 people in household6.2%
262 households
6 people in household2.3%
98 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
2,387 residents
15–2916.5%
1,835 residents
30–4425.8%
2,865 residents
45–6424%
2,672 residents
65 and over12.2%
1,354 residents
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.6%
8,288 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.4%
1,044 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.4%
823 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
534 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
421 residents
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.1%
3,536 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,472 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
740 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.6%
5,812 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.4%
2,612 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,860 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,355 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
979 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.8%
6,199 residents
Good health30.1%
3,343 residents
Fair health10.4%
1,160 residents
Bad health2.6%
292 residents
Very bad health1.1%
118 residents
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
9,631 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
1,481 residents
Borehamwood Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
2,161 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,379 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
531 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
131 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Borehamwood Hillside · 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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