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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004981

Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village

Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,138 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,138

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,231

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

319.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.6%

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.

Wendover, Buckinghamshire9,653 residents · 65.5% owned · 10.3% no carBox, Colerne & Rudloe, Wiltshire8,364 residents · 71.0% owned · 8.7% no carMortimer & Aldermaston Wharf, West Berkshire6,040 residents · 70.9% owned · 8.4% no carStansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham, Uttlesford14,839 residents · 74.5% owned · 7.1% no carMarkyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden, Dacorum5,800 residents · 71.8% owned · 7.8% no carSutton Courtenay, Drayton & Steventon, Vale of White Horse10,298 residents · 70.1% owned · 8.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village

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

Tenure

Owned68.9%
2,226 households
Social rented16%
518 households
Private rented14%
452 households
Shared ownership1%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32%
1,033 households
Detached29.1%
939 households
Terraced24.5%
790 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.3%
397 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.4%
1,242 households
2 cars or vans in household36.9%
1,194 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.3%
462 households
No cars or vans in household10.3%
334 households
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.9%
1,258 households
4 or more bedrooms32.2%
1,041 households
2 bedrooms20.8%
672 households
1 bedroom8.1%
261 households
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
2,218 households
One-person household25.3%
819 households
Other household types6%
194 households
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
1,072 households
1 person in household25.3%
819 households
3 people in household17.7%
573 households
4 people in household16.6%
537 households
5 people in household4.7%
152 households
6 people in household1.6%
52 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,537 residents
15–2914.8%
1,202 residents
30–4420.4%
1,660 residents
45–6427.6%
2,245 residents
65 and over18.4%
1,495 residents
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.6%
6,888 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.4%
602 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
277 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
268 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
105 residents
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.6%
2,777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
854 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.7%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
561 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
4,168 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.4%
2,240 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,549 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,367 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54%
4,394 residents
Good health32.9%
2,677 residents
Fair health9.7%
790 residents
Bad health2.7%
220 residents
Very bad health0.7%
55 residents
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%
7,008 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%
1,129 residents
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.8%
1,867 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
983 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
318 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Welwyn & Hatfield Garden Village · 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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