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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004946

Martins Wood

Martins Wood is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,423 residents in Stevenage. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,423

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,630

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,251.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.8%

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.

Grovehill, Dacorum7,780 residents · 51.3% owned · 17.8% no carItchen, Southampton8,126 residents · 53.7% owned · 23.8% no carBrighton Hill, Basingstoke and Deane7,446 residents · 54.5% owned · 19.8% no carWaterlooville East, Havant5,376 residents · 60.1% owned · 16.7% no carRainham North East, Medway7,300 residents · 61.3% owned · 20.7% no carKingsmoor, Harlow7,733 residents · 56.0% owned · 20.1% no car

Most similar within Stevenage

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pin Green, Stevenage8,797 residents · 48.8% owned · 28.1% no carPoplars, Stevenage6,885 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.1% no carSymonds Green, Stevenage6,076 residents · 51.6% owned · 21.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Martins Wood

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

Tenure

Owned54.5%
1,433 households
Social rented28.4%
746 households
Private rented15.6%
411 households
Shared ownership1.5%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50%
1,314 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.3%
665 households
Semi-detached13.1%
344 households
Detached9.3%
245 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,132 households
2 cars or vans in household29%
762 households
No cars or vans in household19%
499 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
235 households
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.9%
1,259 households
1 bedroom22.3%
586 households
2 bedrooms15.8%
416 households
4 or more bedrooms14%
368 households
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
1,602 households
One-person household32.6%
856 households
Other household types6.5%
171 households
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.6%
856 households
2 people in household30.1%
792 households
3 people in household15.3%
401 households
4 people in household13.5%
355 households
5 people in household5.3%
140 households
6 people in household2.2%
59 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,241 residents
15–2916.9%
1,086 residents
30–4421.3%
1,366 residents
45–6427.2%
1,746 residents
65 and over15.4%
988 residents
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83%
5,330 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%
453 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.9%
376 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
202 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
61 residents
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.8%
1,323 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
874 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.6%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.9%
3,326 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.2%
1,701 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
2,852 residents
Good health36%
2,315 residents
Fair health13.9%
895 residents
Bad health4.5%
292 residents
Very bad health1.1%
70 residents
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
5,188 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,235 residents
Martins Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
879 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
431 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
120 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
15 households
Martins Wood · 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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