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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004989

Hatfield North & West

Hatfield North & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,556 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,556

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,989

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,496.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.4%

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.

Egham Town, Runnymede6,944 residents · 50.1% owned · 26.4% no carUxbridge West, Hillingdon10,555 residents · 40.7% owned · 35.7% no carChurchill, Oxford7,621 residents · 28.6% owned · 38.1% no carLeighton Park, Reading8,641 residents · 46.3% owned · 27.5% no carWinton, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole10,118 residents · 45.8% owned · 23.1% no carTang Hall, York10,185 residents · 39.6% owned · 34.6% no car

Most similar within Welwyn Hatfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hatfield South, Welwyn Hatfield10,404 residents · 40.4% owned · 23.4% no carHatfield Town, Welwyn Hatfield8,230 residents · 34.0% owned · 28.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hatfield North & West

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

Tenure

Owned43.9%
1,750 households
Private rented27.3%
1,090 households
Social rented26.8%
1,069 households
Shared ownership1.7%
69 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.9%
1,313 households
Semi-detached29.9%
1,192 households
Terraced25.3%
1,011 households
Detached9.6%
384 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,584 households
2 cars or vans in household25.8%
1,029 households
No cars or vans in household23%
917 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%
459 households
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.5%
1,496 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
1,010 households
4 or more bedrooms22.5%
898 households
1 bedroom14.7%
585 households
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.9%
2,310 households
One-person household24%
955 households
Other household types18.1%
722 households
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.8%
1,187 households
1 person in household23.9%
955 households
3 people in household18.6%
743 households
4 people in household16.2%
645 households
5 people in household7.1%
283 households
6 people in household3.2%
127 households
7 people in household0.7%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,821 residents
15–2939.2%
4,921 residents
30–4418.8%
2,362 residents
45–6418%
2,256 residents
65 and over9.5%
1,197 residents
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.8%
7,765 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.3%
2,043 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.4%
1,679 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
676 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
393 residents
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.4%
3,653 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications27.9%
2,959 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.6%
1,337 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
810 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.8%
4,968 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
4,247 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student13.2%
1,402 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students34.9%
3,708 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.5%
6,597 residents
Good health34.7%
4,360 residents
Fair health9.6%
1,202 residents
Bad health2.6%
324 residents
Very bad health0.6%
72 residents
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%
10,940 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%
1,616 residents
Hatfield North & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
2,009 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,378 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
492 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
100 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Hatfield North & West · 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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