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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004945

Woodfield & Old Town

Woodfield & Old Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,232 residents in Stevenage. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,232

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,855

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,470

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.4%

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.

Hargate & Orton Longueville, Peterborough10,901 residents · 63.1% owned · 15.4% no carWaterhouse Lane & Admirals Park, Chelmsford10,349 residents · 57.8% owned · 20.3% no carKnaphill, Woking8,342 residents · 69.0% owned · 11.7% no carWitney East, West Oxfordshire11,773 residents · 68.7% owned · 13.3% no carDaneshill & Little Basing, Basingstoke and Deane8,338 residents · 64.7% owned · 13.7% no carMandeville & Elm Farm, Buckinghamshire9,161 residents · 67.8% owned · 14.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodfield & Old Town

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

Tenure

Owned59.8%
2,901 households
Social rented21.6%
1,050 households
Private rented16.7%
811 households
Shared ownership1.9%
91 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached28.7%
1,391 households
Terraced25.9%
1,259 households
Detached24.4%
1,183 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.7%
910 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
72 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
2,071 households
2 cars or vans in household31.2%
1,514 households
No cars or vans in household16.4%
796 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%
473 households
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.6%
1,677 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
1,427 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
1,307 households
1 bedroom9.1%
442 households
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
3,309 households
One-person household24.8%
1,205 households
Other household types7%
338 households
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
1,671 households
1 person in household24.8%
1,205 households
3 people in household19.2%
934 households
4 people in household14.4%
698 households
5 people in household5.1%
248 households
6 people in household1.4%
70 households
7 people in household0.5%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
2,236 residents
15–2917.6%
2,147 residents
30–4422.4%
2,739 residents
45–6425.7%
3,138 residents
65 and over16.1%
1,972 residents
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.8%
9,761 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.9%
1,328 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4%
486 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
442 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
220 residents
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.4%
3,686 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,647 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.4%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
6,450 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
3,223 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
2,433 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,613 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
1,256 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
497 residents aged 16 and over
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
6,251 residents
Good health33.5%
4,098 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,418 residents
Bad health3%
361 residents
Very bad health0.8%
101 residents
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
10,319 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,913 residents
Woodfield & Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.6%
2,648 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,570 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
514 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
121 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Woodfield & Old Town · 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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