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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004960

Chorleywood

Chorleywood is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,710 residents in Three Rivers. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,710

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,188

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,224.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.8%

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.

Claygate, Elmbridge7,263 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.3% no carBurpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West, Guildford9,619 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.2% no carRadlett, Hertsmere8,185 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.5% no carHarpenden Common, St Albans6,871 residents · 86.0% owned · 7.0% no carHorsell, Woking9,225 residents · 77.3% owned · 10.9% no carHarpenden North, St Albans7,730 residents · 80.8% owned · 9.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chorleywood

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

Tenure

Owned79.3%
1,735 households
Private rented13.3%
291 households
Social rented7.2%
157 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.5%
1,127 households
Semi-detached24.2%
529 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.5%
317 households
Terraced6.2%
136 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
32 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
4 households
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.1%
833 households
2 cars or vans in household37.1%
813 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%
337 households
No cars or vans in household9.4%
206 households
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49.8%
1,091 households
3 bedrooms26.7%
584 households
2 bedrooms17.5%
383 households
1 bedroom6%
131 households
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.3%
1,628 households
One-person household21.3%
466 households
Other household types4.4%
96 households
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%
739 households
4 people in household21.3%
466 households
1 person in household21.3%
465 households
3 people in household16.6%
363 households
5 people in household6.1%
133 households
6 people in household0.7%
16 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,066 residents
15–2915.1%
864 residents
30–4414.1%
803 residents
45–6431.6%
1,803 residents
65 and over20.5%
1,173 residents
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.8%
4,956 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%
410 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
233 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
63 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
48 residents
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56.8%
2,586 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
553 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.1%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.8%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
2,773 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.9%
1,680 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.7%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.5%
250 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.5%
158 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.1%
143 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.6%
3,463 residents
Good health28.1%
1,605 residents
Fair health9%
516 residents
Bad health1.7%
99 residents
Very bad health0.5%
27 residents
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.4%
5,045 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.6%
665 residents
Chorleywood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64.5%
1,412 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.3%
598 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.1%
155 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
21 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Chorleywood · 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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