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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004987

Hall Grove

Hall Grove is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,797 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,797

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,037

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,591.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.0%

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.

Nash Mills & Bennetts End, Dacorum10,441 residents · 58.4% owned · 15.6% no carWinklebury & Rooksdown, Basingstoke and Deane11,374 residents · 59.5% owned · 17.0% no carMerstham, Reigate and Banstead6,864 residents · 62.5% owned · 18.5% no carCorner Hall, Dacorum6,001 residents · 62.4% owned · 16.9% no carDunstable West, Central Bedfordshire10,668 residents · 67.7% owned · 14.0% no carLeavesden & Garston Manor, Three Rivers10,815 residents · 67.0% owned · 10.9% no car

Most similar within Welwyn Hatfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hollybush, Welwyn Hatfield7,850 residents · 48.7% owned · 17.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hall Grove

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

Tenure

Owned57%
1,732 households
Social rented34.4%
1,045 households
Private rented7%
214 households
Shared ownership1.5%
45 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.7%
1,359 households
Semi-detached29.2%
888 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.2%
491 households
Detached9.5%
288 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,298 households
2 cars or vans in household32.3%
980 households
No cars or vans in household15%
455 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
304 households
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.5%
1,594 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
659 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
488 households
1 bedroom9.8%
297 households
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%
2,117 households
One-person household24.9%
757 households
Other household types5.5%
168 households
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.6%
930 households
1 person in household24.9%
756 households
3 people in household19.8%
602 households
4 people in household17.4%
528 households
5 people in household5.2%
159 households
6 people in household1.4%
42 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,686 residents
15–2916.3%
1,270 residents
30–4423.7%
1,845 residents
45–6425.4%
1,982 residents
65 and over13%
1,012 residents
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.1%
6,479 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.3%
569 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
358 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
268 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
120 residents
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.9%
2,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
916 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
886 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
626 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68%
4,071 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.9%
1,793 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
346 residents aged 16 and over
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
4,048 residents
Good health34.1%
2,661 residents
Fair health10.3%
800 residents
Bad health2.9%
224 residents
Very bad health0.8%
62 residents
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
6,634 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,161 residents
Hall Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
1,582 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,006 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
375 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Hall Grove · 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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