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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004941

London Colney

London Colney is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,804 residents in St Albans. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,804

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,894

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,911.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Knaphill, Woking8,342 residents · 69.0% owned · 11.7% no carBushey Central, Hertsmere10,776 residents · 68.0% owned · 14.2% no carEarlswood & Whitebushes, Reigate and Banstead9,327 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.6% no carLeavesden & Garston Manor, Three Rivers10,815 residents · 67.0% owned · 10.9% no carEgham Hythe & Pooley Green, Runnymede9,753 residents · 65.0% owned · 14.5% no carByfleet, Woking8,022 residents · 73.5% owned · 11.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in London Colney

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

Tenure

Owned66%
2,569 households
Private rented17%
663 households
Social rented15.6%
608 households
Shared ownership1.3%
51 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced30.4%
1,186 households
Semi-detached28.4%
1,106 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.8%
928 households
Detached12.5%
488 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
94 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
58 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,663 households
2 cars or vans in household33.9%
1,322 households
No cars or vans in household12%
467 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
443 households
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.7%
1,663 households
2 bedrooms25.2%
980 households
4 or more bedrooms20.4%
793 households
1 bedroom11.8%
459 households
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
2,571 households
One-person household27.3%
1,064 households
Other household types6.6%
258 households
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.3%
1,180 households
1 person in household27.3%
1,064 households
3 people in household18.4%
715 households
4 people in household16.1%
627 households
5 people in household5.2%
204 households
6 people in household1.8%
70 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,842 residents
15–2917.3%
1,691 residents
30–4421%
2,060 residents
45–6427.7%
2,713 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,495 residents
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.2%
7,376 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.7%
1,243 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
502 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
365 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
318 residents
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
2,747 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,319 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
227 residents aged 16 and over
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.9%
5,089 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
2,563 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
184 residents aged 16 and over
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,772 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
381 residents aged 16 and over
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
5,087 residents
Good health33.6%
3,290 residents
Fair health11%
1,079 residents
Bad health2.8%
274 residents
Very bad health0.8%
74 residents
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
8,408 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,397 residents
London Colney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.9%
2,020 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,284 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
475 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
London Colney · 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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