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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004995

Cuffley & Northaw

Cuffley & Northaw is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,642 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,642

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,200

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

365.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.8%

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.

Tadworth & Walton, Reigate and Banstead7,095 residents · 86.1% owned · 7.4% no carKeston, Bromley7,117 residents · 86.4% owned · 10.2% no carHorkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham, Colchester7,148 residents · 80.9% owned · 7.5% no carBray Wick & Holyport, Windsor and Maidenhead7,742 residents · 79.3% owned · 6.2% no carDanbury & Bicknacre, Chelmsford9,245 residents · 81.3% owned · 7.9% no carBricket Wood & Chiswell Green, St Albans8,220 residents · 83.5% owned · 7.1% no car

Most similar within Welwyn Hatfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brookmans Park, Welwyn Hatfield6,152 residents · 84.1% owned · 6.2% no carWoolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell, Welwyn Hatfield6,202 residents · 85.8% owned · 6.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cuffley & Northaw

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

Tenure

Owned83.2%
1,831 households
Private rented11.6%
256 households
Social rented4.8%
105 households
Shared ownership0.4%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached67.6%
1,488 households
Semi-detached15.6%
343 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
222 households
Terraced5%
110 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.5%
825 households
1 car or van in household33.6%
739 households
3 or more cars or vans in household21.4%
471 households
No cars or vans in household7.5%
165 households
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49.7%
1,093 households
3 bedrooms28.7%
631 households
2 bedrooms18.3%
402 households
1 bedroom3.3%
73 households
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%
1,531 households
One-person household23.1%
509 households
Other household types7.3%
160 households
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
774 households
1 person in household23.1%
509 households
4 people in household16.9%
371 households
3 people in household16.6%
365 households
5 people in household5.6%
124 households
6 people in household1.7%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
12 households
7 people in household0.4%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
857 residents
15–2914.8%
837 residents
30–4415.1%
851 residents
45–6429.8%
1,682 residents
65 and over25.1%
1,413 residents
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.4%
4,707 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
292 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
234 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
220 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
192 residents
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.8%
1,781 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
697 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
696 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
449 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
2,728 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.4%
1,903 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.9%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
285 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
239 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.6%
218 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
3,025 residents
Good health32.6%
1,838 residents
Fair health10.7%
606 residents
Bad health2.4%
134 residents
Very bad health0.7%
38 residents
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.6%
4,943 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.4%
700 residents
Cuffley & Northaw · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.6%
1,246 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
744 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
189 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
20 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Cuffley & Northaw · 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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