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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004934

Clarence Park

Clarence Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,802 residents in St Albans. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,802

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,294

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,218.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

65.5%

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.

Mortlake & South Barnes, Richmond upon Thames11,372 residents · 55.9% owned · 30.5% no carNorth Sheen, Richmond upon Thames12,086 residents · 51.9% owned · 30.9% no carKingston North, Kingston upon Thames11,904 residents · 52.6% owned · 33.0% no carHampton Wick & Teddington East, Richmond upon Thames10,755 residents · 61.6% owned · 25.6% no carTeddington North, Richmond upon Thames7,110 residents · 68.5% owned · 20.7% no carHampton Hill, Richmond upon Thames7,022 residents · 70.0% owned · 20.5% no car

Most similar within St Albans

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Albans Central, St Albans9,051 residents · 48.9% owned · 26.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clarence Park

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

Tenure

Owned56.6%
1,865 households
Private rented31%
1,021 households
Social rented11.3%
371 households
Shared ownership1%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40.2%
1,325 households
Semi-detached19.9%
655 households
Terraced17%
560 households
Detached13.7%
450 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.6%
152 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%
90 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
45 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
17 households
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household54.4%
1,791 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
707 households
No cars or vans in household19.1%
630 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
163 households
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.6%
1,170 households
4 or more bedrooms26.2%
861 households
1 bedroom19.6%
645 households
3 bedrooms18.7%
615 households
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
2,130 households
One-person household30%
987 households
Other household types5.3%
175 households
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,106 households
1 person in household30%
987 households
3 people in household16.4%
540 households
4 people in household14.6%
481 households
5 people in household4%
133 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,503 residents
15–2917.3%
1,347 residents
30–4427.3%
2,131 residents
45–6424.5%
1,908 residents
65 and over11.7%
913 residents
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.3%
5,954 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.9%
1,008 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
422 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
210 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
207 residents
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above65.5%
4,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.2%
632 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.6%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.1%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.8%
4,403 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.5%
1,710 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations32.2%
2,005 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
1,608 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.6%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.1%
315 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.4%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.9%
4,749 residents
Good health28.9%
2,253 residents
Fair health7%
547 residents
Bad health2.6%
202 residents
Very bad health0.7%
51 residents
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.7%
6,918 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.3%
884 residents
Clarence Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension65.1%
2,144 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26%
857 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.1%
233 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Clarence Park · 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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