Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004925

Harpenden East

Harpenden East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,878 residents in St Albans. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,878

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,934

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,962.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harpenden East

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

Tenure

Owned71.7%

2,103 households

Social rented15.4%

452 households

Private rented12.3%

361 households

Shared ownership0.5%

14 households

Lives rent free0.1%

4 households

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.6%

987 households

Detached28.2%

829 households

Terraced18.3%

536 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18%

528 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%

37 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%

10 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

5 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%

4 households

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%

1,339 households

2 cars or vans in household33.6%

986 households

No cars or vans in household11.4%

334 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%

278 households

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.9%

1,171 households

3 bedrooms33.1%

972 households

2 bedrooms17.9%

527 households

1 bedroom9.1%

267 households

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.1%

2,119 households

One-person household24.4%

718 households

Other household types3.4%

101 households

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.7%

813 households

1 person in household24.4%

718 households

4 people in household21.8%

640 households

3 people in household18.1%

533 households

5 people in household6.7%

198 households

6 people in household0.9%

26 households

7 people in household0.2%

6 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.7%

1,864 residents

15–2913.8%

1,086 residents

30–4419%

1,493 residents

45–6429%

2,286 residents

65 and over14.6%

1,149 residents

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.9%

6,843 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%

414 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%

350 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%

203 residents

Other ethnic group0.9%

69 residents

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.7%

3,276 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications12.6%

740 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications11.8%

696 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications9.1%

532 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%

350 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.5%

204 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications1.3%

79 residents aged 16 and over

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%

3,738 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive34.8%

2,047 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

91 residents aged 16 and over

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.5%

1,676 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%

1,511 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%

579 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%

573 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students7.2%

422 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7%

411 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations5.2%

304 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%

228 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%

173 residents aged 16 and over

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60%

4,728 residents

Good health28.6%

2,253 residents

Fair health8.5%

668 residents

Bad health2.3%

183 residents

Very bad health0.6%

46 residents

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%

6,866 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%

1,012 residents

Harpenden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.2%

1,827 households

Household is deprived in one dimension26.5%

780 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions8.7%

257 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%

73 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Harpenden East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004925

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Harpenden East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Harpenden East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.