Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004969

Stanborough

Stanborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,254 residents in Watford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,254

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,819

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,222.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stanborough

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

Tenure

Owned69.7%

1,964 households

Social rented15.1%

425 households

Private rented14.9%

421 households

Shared ownership0.3%

8 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.7%

1,401 households

Terraced18.6%

524 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.6%

412 households

Detached13.7%

387 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%

79 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

8 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

8 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%

1,127 households

2 cars or vans in household34.4%

971 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%

373 households

No cars or vans in household12.3%

348 households

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%

1,358 households

2 bedrooms21.7%

612 households

4 or more bedrooms20%

565 households

1 bedroom10.1%

285 households

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%

1,957 households

One-person household24%

678 households

Other household types6.6%

186 households

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%

894 households

1 person in household24%

678 households

3 people in household19.6%

553 households

4 people in household16.3%

460 households

5 people in household5.9%

167 households

6 people in household1.7%

47 households

7 people in household0.5%

13 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

8 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%

1,366 residents

15–2916.9%

1,226 residents

30–4420.2%

1,468 residents

45–6428.4%

2,063 residents

65 and over15.6%

1,129 residents

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.4%

5,106 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.1%

1,096 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.7%

562 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%

318 residents

Other ethnic group2.4%

171 residents

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.6%

1,939 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.4%

1,005 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16%

924 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.1%

817 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%

579 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.7%

327 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.2%

185 residents aged 16 and over

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%

3,764 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive32.8%

1,892 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.1%

120 residents aged 16 and over

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%

1,255 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%

817 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%

788 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%

700 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%

619 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.5%

551 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.4%

371 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%

363 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%

312 residents aged 16 and over

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.7%

3,676 residents

Good health34.6%

2,512 residents

Fair health11%

800 residents

Bad health2.9%

211 residents

Very bad health0.8%

55 residents

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%

6,329 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%

925 residents

Stanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%

1,501 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%

927 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%

322 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%

68 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Stanborough · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004969

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Stanborough

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Stanborough

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.