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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004992

Hatfield South

Hatfield South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,404 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,404

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,840

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,984.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Tang Hall, York10,185 residents · 39.6% owned · 34.6% no carLeighton Park, Reading8,641 residents · 46.3% owned · 27.5% no carPark Barn & Royal Surrey, Guildford9,757 residents · 33.5% owned · 28.2% no carCanterbury St Stephen's, Canterbury8,062 residents · 37.8% owned · 31.6% no carUniversity & Newland North, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,110 residents · 53.5% owned · 27.6% no carWinchester Stanmore, Winchester6,764 residents · 29.7% owned · 28.2% no car

Most similar within Welwyn Hatfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hatfield North & West, Welwyn Hatfield12,556 residents · 43.9% owned · 23.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hatfield South

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

Tenure

Owned40.4%
1,146 households
Private rented29.3%
832 households
Social rented28.8%
817 households
Shared ownership1.2%
33 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.7%
1,469 households
Semi-detached23.1%
656 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.1%
401 households
Detached9.7%
275 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,194 households
2 cars or vans in household25.4%
722 households
No cars or vans in household23.4%
663 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
258 households
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
1,390 households
4 or more bedrooms21.7%
616 households
2 bedrooms18.2%
516 households
1 bedroom11.2%
317 households
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.2%
1,567 households
One-person household25.1%
711 households
Other household types19.7%
559 households
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household25.1%
711 households
2 people in household22.2%
629 households
3 people in household20.1%
570 households
4 people in household18.9%
535 households
5 people in household8.2%
233 households
6 people in household3.7%
104 households
7 people in household1%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
25 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,486 residents
15–2944.9%
4,675 residents
30–4418.3%
1,909 residents
45–6415.1%
1,566 residents
65 and over7.4%
768 residents
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.6%
6,618 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.6%
1,624 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.7%
1,317 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
438 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
411 residents
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications31.4%
2,767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
2,660 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.9%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive42.1%
3,709 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)40.5%
3,570 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student17.5%
1,540 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students43.4%
3,828 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.8%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
5,638 residents
Good health32.7%
3,399 residents
Fair health9.9%
1,032 residents
Bad health2.6%
272 residents
Very bad health0.6%
64 residents
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
8,964 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,440 residents
Hatfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.7%
1,214 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.2%
1,085 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
429 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Hatfield South · 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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