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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004968

Woodside & Leavesden Green

Woodside & Leavesden Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,704 residents in Watford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,704

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,021

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,601.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.6%

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.

Sunbury Common, Spelthorne8,513 residents · 57.0% owned · 17.7% no carWest Molesey South, Elmbridge7,216 residents · 65.0% owned · 16.5% no carNash Mills & Bennetts End, Dacorum10,441 residents · 58.4% owned · 15.6% no carSt Mary Cray South, Bromley8,166 residents · 65.1% owned · 22.4% no carHollybush, Welwyn Hatfield7,850 residents · 48.7% owned · 17.8% no carWaltham Abbey South, Epping Forest9,073 residents · 64.6% owned · 14.5% no car

Most similar within Watford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Garston, Watford8,399 residents · 55.4% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodside & Leavesden Green

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

Tenure

Owned58.2%
1,758 households
Social rented25.6%
773 households
Private rented15.1%
455 households
Shared ownership1.1%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.5%
1,071 households
Terraced28%
844 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.2%
821 households
Detached7.1%
214 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
56 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
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,268 households
2 cars or vans in household30.9%
934 households
No cars or vans in household16.6%
502 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
317 households
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,412 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
778 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
420 households
1 bedroom13.6%
412 households
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,918 households
One-person household29.4%
888 households
Other household types7.1%
214 households
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.4%
888 households
2 people in household26.5%
801 households
3 people in household18.2%
551 households
4 people in household17.6%
531 households
5 people in household5.6%
169 households
6 people in household1.8%
55 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
1,615 residents
15–2917.1%
1,316 residents
30–4421.7%
1,674 residents
45–6425.9%
1,992 residents
65 and over14.4%
1,107 residents
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.1%
5,633 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.8%
1,064 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%
490 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
344 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
174 residents
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.6%
1,901 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.1%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
679 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%
3,883 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.8%
2,030 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,196 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
3,876 residents
Good health33.5%
2,580 residents
Fair health11.7%
902 residents
Bad health3.4%
260 residents
Very bad health1.1%
86 residents
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
6,550 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,154 residents
Woodside & Leavesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.8%
1,446 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
992 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
440 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
136 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Woodside & Leavesden Green · 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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