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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007092

Welham Green

Welham Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,487 residents in Welwyn Hatfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,487

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,298

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

485.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.1%

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.

Tangmere, Mundham & Hunston, Chichester11,486 residents · 58.1% owned · 14.1% no carHarefield, Hillingdon7,801 residents · 65.8% owned · 15.9% no carOld Heath & Rowhedge, Colchester9,445 residents · 59.8% owned · 21.1% no carPotters Bar Oakmere, Hertsmere7,752 residents · 61.1% owned · 18.9% no carCirencester South, Cotswold7,509 residents · 55.6% owned · 14.7% no carLaindon West & Southfields, Basildon10,068 residents · 59.9% owned · 19.1% no car

Most similar within Welwyn Hatfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hatfield East, Welwyn Hatfield7,285 residents · 50.4% owned · 20.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Welham Green

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

Tenure

Owned58.4%
1,343 households
Social rented23.9%
549 households
Private rented17.1%
393 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0.3%
6 households
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.6%
772 households
Semi-detached29.8%
685 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.9%
388 households
Detached15.1%
348 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.3%
75 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
994 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
644 households
No cars or vans in household16.2%
371 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
288 households
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.2%
947 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
586 households
4 or more bedrooms16.9%
388 households
1 bedroom16.4%
377 households
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59%
1,358 households
One-person household33.7%
776 households
Other household types7.2%
166 households
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.8%
776 households
2 people in household29.4%
675 households
3 people in household17.7%
407 households
4 people in household12.9%
297 households
5 people in household4.3%
99 households
6 people in household1.3%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
841 residents
15–2919.2%
1,052 residents
30–4419.2%
1,052 residents
45–6426.3%
1,443 residents
65 and over20%
1,100 residents
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.2%
4,511 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%
359 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
270 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
239 residents
Other ethnic group2%
109 residents
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.1%
1,381 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
476 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
2,602 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
1,857 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
2,670 residents
Good health34.3%
1,880 residents
Fair health12.3%
677 residents
Bad health3.6%
199 residents
Very bad health1.1%
61 residents
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
4,597 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
891 residents
Welham Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
1,062 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
817 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
344 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
6 households
Welham Green · 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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