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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004919

Hitchin Walsworth

Hitchin Walsworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,707 residents in North Hertfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,707

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,211

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,238.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.5%

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.

Tonbridge South & Haysden, Tonbridge and Malling8,602 residents · 64.1% owned · 16.5% no carHaywards Heath East, Mid Sussex7,751 residents · 59.4% owned · 18.0% no carNorris Bank, Stockport6,278 residents · 74.8% owned · 15.6% no carEarlswood & Whitebushes, Reigate and Banstead9,327 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.6% no carChelmer Village, Chelmsford9,348 residents · 66.7% owned · 13.1% no carSouthborough East & Longfield Road, Tunbridge Wells8,925 residents · 62.6% owned · 17.3% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hitchin Walsworth

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

Tenure

Owned63.6%
2,042 households
Social rented19.6%
628 households
Private rented15.4%
495 households
Shared ownership1.4%
46 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.6%
1,496 households
Terraced23.7%
760 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
493 households
Detached12.2%
392 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.5%
1,557 households
2 cars or vans in household28.7%
920 households
No cars or vans in household14.9%
479 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
254 households
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
1,544 households
2 bedrooms22%
705 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
575 households
1 bedroom12%
386 households
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
2,204 households
One-person household27.3%
876 households
Other household types4.1%
133 households
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,122 households
1 person in household27.4%
878 households
3 people in household16.3%
523 households
4 people in household15.7%
503 households
5 people in household4%
128 households
6 people in household1.2%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,497 residents
15–2915.4%
1,188 residents
30–4423.2%
1,788 residents
45–6426.1%
2,011 residents
65 and over15.9%
1,223 residents
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.2%
6,177 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.5%
655 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%
379 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
304 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
190 residents
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.5%
2,610 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
928 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
582 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.6%
4,090 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.1%
1,909 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,500 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
3,889 residents
Good health34.8%
2,682 residents
Fair health11.2%
863 residents
Bad health2.8%
219 residents
Very bad health0.7%
54 residents
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
6,558 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,149 residents
Hitchin Walsworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.1%
1,801 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.9%
961 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
355 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
88 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Hitchin Walsworth · 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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