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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004967

South Oxhey

South Oxhey is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,878 residents in Three Rivers. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,878

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,223

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,902.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.8%

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.

Borehamwood Cowley Hill, Hertsmere10,214 residents · 43.9% owned · 24.7% no carLoughton East, Epping Forest9,526 residents · 50.4% owned · 25.1% no carSouth Ockendon, Thurrock10,408 residents · 51.6% owned · 24.0% no carLittle Parndon & Hare Street, Harlow10,060 residents · 44.0% owned · 26.7% no carBedwell, Stevenage8,055 residents · 43.9% owned · 33.8% no carBroadfield East, Crawley8,533 residents · 41.1% owned · 25.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Oxhey

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

Tenure

Owned47.4%
1,529 households
Social rented39%
1,258 households
Private rented11.8%
381 households
Shared ownership1.6%
53 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.7%
1,054 households
Semi-detached32.1%
1,034 households
Terraced32.1%
1,034 households
Detached2.1%
67 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,397 households
No cars or vans in household24.2%
780 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
777 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
269 households
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.4%
1,142 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
980 households
1 bedroom27.1%
874 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
227 households
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
1,964 households
One-person household33%
1,065 households
Other household types6%
195 households
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33%
1,065 households
2 people in household24.7%
796 households
3 people in household19%
613 households
4 people in household15.9%
514 households
5 people in household5%
162 households
6 people in household1.7%
55 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
1,611 residents
15–2918.3%
1,445 residents
30–4424.8%
1,951 residents
45–6425.1%
1,975 residents
65 and over11.3%
893 residents
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.3%
5,854 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.2%
1,201 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
387 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
278 residents
Other ethnic group2%
159 residents
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.8%
1,902 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.9%
1,290 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
232 residents aged 16 and over
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.7%
4,055 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.1%
1,983 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
131 residents aged 16 and over
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.6%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
422 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
372 residents aged 16 and over
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
3,822 residents
Good health33.2%
2,612 residents
Fair health12.1%
954 residents
Bad health4.7%
373 residents
Very bad health1.5%
117 residents
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
6,490 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,388 residents
South Oxhey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.5%
1,272 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,131 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
594 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
196 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.9%
30 households
South Oxhey · 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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