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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004937

Verulam Park

Verulam Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,292 residents in St Albans. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,292

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,002

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,014.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

62.7%

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.

Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire10,564 residents · 71.5% owned · 12.6% no carChislehurst West & Elmstead, Bromley10,755 residents · 80.7% owned · 11.2% no carOatlands, Elmbridge6,697 residents · 75.7% owned · 9.5% no carBurpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West, Guildford9,619 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.2% no carBerkhamsted Town, Dacorum6,371 residents · 75.9% owned · 11.7% no carClaygate, Elmbridge7,263 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.3% no car

Most similar within St Albans

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Harpenden Town, St Albans8,100 residents · 74.5% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Verulam Park

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

Tenure

Owned80.5%
2,418 households
Private rented15.6%
467 households
Social rented3.2%
97 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.5%
1,244 households
Terraced25.9%
778 households
Semi-detached18%
541 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.8%
293 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
49 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.6%
1,429 households
2 cars or vans in household32.7%
981 households
No cars or vans in household11%
331 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
261 households
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms44.2%
1,328 households
3 bedrooms27.3%
821 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
675 households
1 bedroom5.9%
178 households
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
2,123 households
One-person household26.3%
788 households
Other household types3%
89 households
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,091 households
1 person in household26.2%
788 households
4 people in household16.5%
496 households
3 people in household16.1%
482 households
5 people in household3.9%
117 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,303 residents
15–2912%
873 residents
30–4418.3%
1,339 residents
45–6427.5%
2,009 residents
65 and over24.3%
1,774 residents
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.4%
6,445 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
376 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
298 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
90 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
83 residents
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above62.7%
3,694 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.9%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.9%
582 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
3,467 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.8%
2,346 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations31.3%
1,847 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.7%
1,691 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.5%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
309 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.6%
210 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.1%
181 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.1%
4,308 residents
Good health29.5%
2,153 residents
Fair health8.7%
635 residents
Bad health2.1%
154 residents
Very bad health0.6%
42 residents
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
6,364 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
928 residents
Verulam Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension66.5%
1,996 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.9%
836 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions5.2%
156 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.4%
13 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Verulam 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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