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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004931

Marshalswick

Marshalswick is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,972 residents in St Albans. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,972

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,720

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,571.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.9%

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.

Croxley Green, Three Rivers9,709 residents · 81.4% owned · 9.8% no carBurpham North & Merrow East, Guildford8,371 residents · 67.1% owned · 11.1% no carCaversham Balmore Park, Reading8,588 residents · 77.0% owned · 16.4% no carBerkhamsted West, Dacorum6,537 residents · 69.7% owned · 12.3% no carFarnham Shortheath, Waverley7,178 residents · 72.3% owned · 11.0% no carWest Timperley, Trafford8,694 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within St Albans

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Harpenden East, St Albans7,878 residents · 71.7% owned · 11.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Marshalswick

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

Tenure

Owned73.7%
2,004 households
Private rented13.1%
356 households
Social rented12.2%
333 households
Shared ownership0.9%
24 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.4%
1,344 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.5%
613 households
Terraced14.3%
388 households
Detached11.8%
322 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,133 households
2 cars or vans in household34.8%
947 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.2%
332 households
No cars or vans in household11.3%
307 households
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.1%
984 households
4 or more bedrooms33.9%
923 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
501 households
1 bedroom11.5%
314 households
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
1,878 households
One-person household26.2%
711 households
Other household types4.7%
129 households
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.7%
779 households
1 person in household26.1%
709 households
4 people in household21%
571 households
3 people in household17.3%
470 households
5 people in household5.4%
148 households
6 people in household1%
27 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
1,490 residents
15–2914%
975 residents
30–4419%
1,324 residents
45–6428%
1,955 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,230 residents
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83%
5,783 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
687 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
311 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
99 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
90 residents
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.9%
2,735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
621 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.9%
530 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%
3,369 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.2%
1,888 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
224 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.1%
4,051 residents
Good health29.7%
2,070 residents
Fair health9.4%
654 residents
Bad health2.3%
163 residents
Very bad health0.5%
36 residents
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
6,080 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
892 residents
Marshalswick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%
1,577 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
863 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.5%
232 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Marshalswick · 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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