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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004990

Hatfield East

Hatfield East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,285 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,285

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,913

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

335.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.6%

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.

Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park, Chelmsford10,349 residents · 57.8% owned · 20.3% no carFulbourn & Teversham, South Cambridgeshire8,952 residents · 61.1% owned · 16.0% no carDenham, Buckinghamshire7,474 residents · 65.6% owned · 16.1% no carDatchet, Windsor and Maidenhead7,006 residents · 65.9% owned · 10.1% no carHarefield, Hillingdon7,801 residents · 65.8% owned · 15.9% no carCirencester South, Cotswold7,509 residents · 55.6% owned · 14.7% no car

Most similar within Welwyn Hatfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Welham Green, Welwyn Hatfield5,487 residents · 58.4% owned · 16.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hatfield East

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

Tenure

Owned50.4%
1,467 households
Social rented24.4%
711 households
Private rented24.1%
701 households
Shared ownership1.2%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31%
904 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.8%
752 households
Semi-detached20.4%
596 households
Detached18.9%
551 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,251 households
2 cars or vans in household25.9%
756 households
No cars or vans in household20.3%
593 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
315 households
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33%
963 households
2 bedrooms28.3%
825 households
4 or more bedrooms24.2%
704 households
1 bedroom14.5%
423 households
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%
1,766 households
One-person household29%
845 households
Other household types10.4%
302 households
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.3%
940 households
1 person in household29%
845 households
3 people in household16.7%
486 households
4 people in household13.9%
405 households
5 people in household4.9%
144 households
6 people in household2%
57 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,187 residents
15–2919%
1,384 residents
30–4424.2%
1,760 residents
45–6424.2%
1,761 residents
65 and over16.4%
1,193 residents
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.4%
5,566 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
670 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%
619 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
264 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
170 residents
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.6%
2,504 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.1%
972 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
869 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
679 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
3,781 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.6%
2,023 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.7%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.3%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
3,779 residents
Good health33.1%
2,408 residents
Fair health10.7%
782 residents
Bad health3.3%
241 residents
Very bad health1%
75 residents
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
6,193 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,092 residents
Hatfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
1,498 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
985 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
344 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Hatfield East · 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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