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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004915

Letchworth Wilbury

Letchworth Wilbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,632 residents in North Hertfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,632

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,470

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,086.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.9%

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.

Symonds Green, Stevenage6,076 residents · 51.6% owned · 21.5% no carGreat Baddow South & West, Chelmsford9,891 residents · 59.2% owned · 19.4% no carWalsgrave & Woodway Park, Coventry8,080 residents · 64.5% owned · 21.2% no carAbingdon South, Vale of White Horse7,904 residents · 60.8% owned · 18.9% no carWortley, Leeds6,919 residents · 61.7% owned · 30.7% no carGoldington, Bedford9,210 residents · 54.3% owned · 23.1% no car

Most similar within North Hertfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Letchworth East, North Hertfordshire8,074 residents · 54.6% owned · 19.4% no carLetchworth Grange, North Hertfordshire6,808 residents · 51.2% owned · 23.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Letchworth Wilbury

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

Tenure

Owned51.1%
1,261 households
Social rented31.7%
782 households
Private rented15.1%
374 households
Shared ownership2.1%
53 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.8%
885 households
Terraced32.5%
803 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.3%
428 households
Detached8.4%
208 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
85 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.1%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.1%
1,187 households
2 cars or vans in household23.6%
582 households
No cars or vans in household21.4%
528 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
173 households
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.4%
1,320 households
2 bedrooms21%
519 households
1 bedroom17.2%
424 households
4 or more bedrooms8.4%
207 households
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
1,523 households
One-person household33.8%
835 households
Other household types4.5%
110 households
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.8%
835 households
2 people in household31.6%
782 households
3 people in household15.8%
391 households
4 people in household12.6%
311 households
5 people in household4.4%
108 households
6 people in household1.3%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,010 residents
15–2916.4%
925 residents
30–4420.9%
1,175 residents
45–6427.1%
1,528 residents
65 and over17.6%
994 residents
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.9%
4,672 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%
428 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
229 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
218 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
86 residents
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.9%
1,492 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
695 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
617 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
552 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
2,809 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.3%
1,648 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
2,565 residents
Good health35%
1,969 residents
Fair health14.3%
808 residents
Bad health4%
225 residents
Very bad health1.1%
64 residents
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
4,628 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,004 residents
Letchworth Wilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%
1,142 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
843 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
369 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Letchworth Wilbury · 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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