Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004982

Knightsfield

Knightsfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,971 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,971

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,398

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,934.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Knightsfield

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

Tenure

Owned68.3%

1,638 households

Social rented22.4%

538 households

Private rented8.5%

205 households

Shared ownership0.6%

14 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.5%

970 households

Semi-detached25.9%

621 households

Detached22.8%

546 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10%

240 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

9 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

5 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

4 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

3 households

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%

1,097 households

2 cars or vans in household30.4%

728 households

No cars or vans in household14.2%

341 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%

231 households

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.2%

1,131 households

4 or more bedrooms28.4%

681 households

2 bedrooms20.5%

492 households

1 bedroom3.9%

93 households

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.3%

1,710 households

One-person household24.7%

593 households

Other household types4%

97 households

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33%

792 households

1 person in household24.7%

593 households

3 people in household18.6%

446 households

4 people in household17.8%

427 households

5 people in household4.6%

110 households

6 people in household0.8%

20 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

5 households

7 people in household0.2%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%

1,193 residents

15–2914.2%

848 residents

30–4418.1%

1,082 residents

45–6428.7%

1,715 residents

65 and over18.9%

1,131 residents

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.6%

5,227 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%

281 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%

273 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%

130 residents

Other ethnic group1%

57 residents

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43%

2,019 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.8%

742 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.8%

647 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.1%

568 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%

392 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.6%

215 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

107 residents aged 16 and over

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%

2,794 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.5%

1,805 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

88 residents aged 16 and over

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%

1,142 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%

957 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%

628 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%

455 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%

413 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.7%

363 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.2%

291 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%

240 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%

200 residents aged 16 and over

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%

3,058 residents

Good health33.8%

2,021 residents

Fair health11.3%

673 residents

Bad health2.8%

168 residents

Very bad health0.9%

52 residents

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%

4,999 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%

974 residents

Knightsfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.3%

1,302 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%

795 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%

249 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%

50 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Knightsfield · 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.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004982

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Knightsfield

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 Knightsfield

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.