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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004912

Baldock

Baldock is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,617 residents in North Hertfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,617

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,680

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,299.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.7%

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.

Horsham East & Roffey, Horsham8,272 residents · 68.5% owned · 17.2% no carWare East, East Hertfordshire11,238 residents · 66.2% owned · 17.3% no carSaffron Walden Town, Uttlesford13,129 residents · 62.2% owned · 16.4% no carNewbury South West, West Berkshire8,307 residents · 56.2% owned · 20.3% no carWantage Town, Vale of White Horse10,067 residents · 68.6% owned · 15.3% no carHaywards Heath East, Mid Sussex7,751 residents · 59.4% owned · 18.0% no car

Most similar within North Hertfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hitchin Town & West, North Hertfordshire11,485 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Baldock

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

Tenure

Owned65.7%
3,076 households
Private rented17.2%
806 households
Social rented15.8%
741 households
Shared ownership1.2%
57 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.6%
1,573 households
Terraced28.3%
1,323 households
Detached17.2%
806 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.9%
696 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
82 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
78 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.5%
71 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
51 households
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
2,124 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
1,380 households
No cars or vans in household15%
703 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
473 households
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%
1,805 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
1,303 households
4 or more bedrooms19.4%
908 households
1 bedroom14.2%
666 households
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,942 households
One-person household33.7%
1,577 households
Other household types3.4%
158 households
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.7%
1,577 households
2 people in household32.5%
1,523 households
3 people in household16%
750 households
4 people in household13.5%
630 households
5 people in household3.4%
157 households
6 people in household0.7%
34 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,746 residents
15–2916.1%
1,711 residents
30–4419.6%
2,077 residents
45–6429.3%
3,106 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,976 residents
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.1%
9,775 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
323 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
309 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
150 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
57 residents
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.7%
3,299 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,458 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
460 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%
5,690 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
2,867 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
2,099 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,544 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
5,197 residents
Good health35.2%
3,735 residents
Fair health12%
1,273 residents
Bad health3.2%
339 residents
Very bad health0.7%
72 residents
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
8,808 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,809 residents
Baldock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.8%
2,564 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,505 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
512 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Baldock · 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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