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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004916

Letchworth South West

Letchworth South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,416 residents in North Hertfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,416

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,085

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,622.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.8%

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.

Central Havant & Langstone, Havant10,315 residents · 70.9% owned · 18.2% no carWelwyn Garden City Central & Handside, Welwyn Hatfield6,932 residents · 64.3% owned · 22.4% no carMarple & Rose Hill, Stockport7,269 residents · 78.3% owned · 17.5% no carCaterham West, Tandridge5,671 residents · 80.6% owned · 13.9% no carPrinces Risborough, Buckinghamshire8,548 residents · 72.5% owned · 15.7% no carLexden, Colchester5,824 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.8% 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 Letchworth South West

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

Tenure

Owned68.4%
2,110 households
Social rented20%
617 households
Private rented11.1%
342 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39%
1,204 households
Semi-detached24.8%
766 households
Terraced17.3%
534 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.9%
399 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.6%
111 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,287 households
2 cars or vans in household29.8%
918 households
No cars or vans in household16.7%
515 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
364 households
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37%
1,142 households
4 or more bedrooms35.8%
1,105 households
2 bedrooms18.3%
565 households
1 bedroom8.8%
272 households
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,046 households
One-person household28%
863 households
Other household types5.7%
175 households
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
1,115 households
1 person in household27.9%
862 households
3 people in household14.8%
456 households
4 people in household14.8%
456 households
5 people in household4.5%
139 households
6 people in household1.4%
44 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,260 residents
15–2914.2%
1,055 residents
30–4416.6%
1,229 residents
45–6427.7%
2,051 residents
65 and over24.5%
1,819 residents
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.1%
6,237 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%
521 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
315 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
200 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
143 residents
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.8%
2,835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
750 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.2%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,486 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
2,482 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,337 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
334 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
302 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
3,625 residents
Good health34.9%
2,590 residents
Fair health12.1%
899 residents
Bad health3.1%
232 residents
Very bad health1%
72 residents
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
6,150 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,266 residents
Letchworth South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.3%
1,675 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,027 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
320 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
60 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Letchworth South West · 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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