Parish Profiles

 

Parish Name: Chigwell

 

Chigwell Parish has an area of 1568 hectares.

 

Chigwell Parish has a population of 12449 people.

 

Population Structure

 

These are the population figures for Chigwell Parish.

 

In total, there are 6031 males, and 6418 females.  The population age groups are as follows.

 

Age group	No. of people in age group
0 – 15	2515
16 – 19	603
20 – 44	3965
45 - 64	3438
65+	1928

 

Homes

 

These are the housing figures for Chigwell Parish.

 

In total, there are 4866 houses that are occupied, along with 106 houses that aren’t occupied. There are also 10 second/holiday homes in the Parish

 

This is a table of the houses that are in the Parish of Chigwell.

 

Category of housing	No of houses in category
Detached	1728
Semi – detached	1251
Terraced	905
Flats	954
Other	144

 

The average household size is 2.53 and the average no of rooms, in a house, is 5.98.

This is a table of the houses, which are owner occupied, social houses, and any private rented houses, and also any house that fall into the ‘other’ category.

 

Category of housing	No. of people in category
Owner occupied	3873
Social houses	587
Private rent	276
Other	130

 

Transportation

 

These are the numbers of people in the Parish of Chigwell who own cars. This is a table of the number of cars owned per household.

 

Number of cars per household	No. of cars per category
Total amount of households	4866
0 Cars/Vans	641
1 Car/Van	1966
2+ Cars/Vans	2259

 

These are the figures, of how people travel to work.

 

Category of transport	No. of people using mode of transport
Public Transport	1432
Motor Vehicle	3430
Bike	34
Foot	224
Other	19

 

Jobs

 

There are 252 number of unemployed people in the Parish of Chigwell. This is a break down, of the people who are unemployed.

 

Category of unemployment	No. of people in unemployment age band
16 – 24	63
50+	68
Have never worked	23
Temporarily unemployed	77

 

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