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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004983

Haldens

Haldens is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,119 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,119

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,604

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,284.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.3%

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.

Symonds Green, Stevenage6,076 residents · 51.6% owned · 21.5% no carWarners End, Dacorum6,771 residents · 55.4% owned · 16.7% no carGreat Baddow South & West, Chelmsford9,891 residents · 59.2% owned · 19.4% no carHilsea, Portsmouth7,865 residents · 55.0% owned · 23.2% no carLetchworth East, North Hertfordshire8,074 residents · 54.6% owned · 19.4% no carBroom Hill, Bristol, City of7,922 residents · 66.9% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Haldens

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

Tenure

Owned55.8%
1,453 households
Social rented30.3%
789 households
Private rented13.1%
340 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.6%
1,343 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22%
573 households
Semi-detached18.9%
491 households
Detached5.3%
138 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,153 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
759 households
No cars or vans in household18.7%
488 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
204 households
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.9%
1,300 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
661 households
1 bedroom14.5%
377 households
4 or more bedrooms10.2%
266 households
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,654 households
One-person household31.6%
824 households
Other household types4.8%
126 households
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.6%
822 households
2 people in household31.3%
814 households
3 people in household16.7%
436 households
4 people in household14.7%
382 households
5 people in household4.1%
106 households
6 people in household1.1%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,193 residents
15–2916%
977 residents
30–4421.7%
1,329 residents
45–6424.9%
1,522 residents
65 and over18%
1,099 residents
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.8%
5,251 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
321 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
252 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
239 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
55 residents
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.3%
1,564 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
824 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
522 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
3,065 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.5%
1,668 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
302 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
281 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
2,936 residents
Good health33.8%
2,068 residents
Fair health13.2%
807 residents
Bad health4.1%
249 residents
Very bad health1%
59 residents
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
5,008 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,111 residents
Haldens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.9%
1,221 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
895 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
403 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Haldens · 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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