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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004986

Peartree

Peartree is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,787 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,787

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,735

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,780.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.9%

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.

Popley, Basingstoke and Deane14,930 residents · 47.9% owned · 19.9% no carEastleigh West, Eastleigh12,988 residents · 48.5% owned · 17.6% no carHoundmills & Oakridge, Basingstoke and Deane8,159 residents · 49.1% owned · 25.0% no carBullbrook, Bracknell Forest10,193 residents · 51.9% owned · 19.2% no carRoebuck, Stevenage7,130 residents · 53.4% owned · 20.7% no carTattenham South, Reigate and Banstead6,969 residents · 57.8% owned · 16.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Peartree

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

Tenure

Social rented44.1%
1,646 households
Owned35.1%
1,310 households
Private rented13.2%
493 households
Shared ownership7.3%
273 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.1%
1,533 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30%
1,120 households
Semi-detached21%
782 households
Detached3.3%
124 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%
101 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
50 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.7%
1,857 households
No cars or vans in household22.6%
845 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
801 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
230 households
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40%
1,493 households
2 bedrooms31.3%
1,168 households
1 bedroom20.9%
779 households
4 or more bedrooms7.8%
292 households
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
2,269 households
One-person household32.8%
1,224 households
Other household types6.4%
240 households
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.8%
1,224 households
2 people in household29.9%
1,116 households
3 people in household17.5%
652 households
4 people in household12.8%
477 households
5 people in household4.8%
181 households
6 people in household1.6%
60 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,870 residents
15–2920.7%
1,821 residents
30–4426.2%
2,304 residents
45–6422.7%
1,996 residents
65 and over9.1%
797 residents
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82%
7,209 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.9%
516 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%
504 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
398 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
160 residents
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.9%
2,312 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
822 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.5%
4,740 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.4%
1,933 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
4,367 residents
Good health33.7%
2,961 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,048 residents
Bad health3.7%
321 residents
Very bad health1%
91 residents
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
7,333 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,454 residents
Peartree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
1,882 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31%
1,156 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
530 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
162 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Peartree · 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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