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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007091

Chells North

Chells North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,435 residents in Stevenage. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,435

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,688

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,976.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.0%

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.

Cadbury Heath North & Bridgeyate, South Gloucestershire9,901 residents · 75.4% owned · 10.3% no carCalcot South, West Berkshire5,863 residents · 71.4% owned · 11.8% no carChippenham West, Wiltshire9,851 residents · 72.4% owned · 11.8% no carWest Totton, New Forest8,007 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.6% no carAbbeymead & Abbeydale, Gloucester9,063 residents · 81.2% owned · 9.1% no carChippenham North, Wiltshire9,709 residents · 72.0% owned · 13.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chells North

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%
2,066 households
Private rented13.7%
368 households
Social rented9%
243 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached32.7%
880 households
Semi-detached32.2%
867 households
Terraced30.4%
819 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4%
107 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.4%
1,061 households
2 cars or vans in household36.7%
988 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%
374 households
No cars or vans in household10%
268 households
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%
1,090 households
4 or more bedrooms25.7%
692 households
2 bedrooms22.2%
597 households
1 bedroom11.6%
312 households
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.1%
1,884 households
One-person household25.6%
689 households
Other household types4.3%
116 households
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
989 households
1 person in household25.6%
689 households
3 people in household17.3%
465 households
4 people in household14.9%
401 households
5 people in household4.5%
121 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,039 residents
15–2916.2%
1,046 residents
30–4420.3%
1,305 residents
45–6430.2%
1,947 residents
65 and over17.1%
1,100 residents
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.4%
5,562 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%
350 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
288 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
167 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
71 residents
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33%
1,757 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
839 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
612 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.7%
3,551 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
1,673 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.8%
843 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
310 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
253 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
3,238 residents
Good health35.6%
2,289 residents
Fair health10.7%
686 residents
Bad health2.6%
170 residents
Very bad health0.8%
52 residents
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
5,496 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
939 residents
Chells North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%
1,524 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
836 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
284 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Chells North · 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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