A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods ACORN
Housing statistics and English Housing Survey, glossary, published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in 2019, defines ACORN as: ‘A classification of residential neighbourhoods developed using a series of modelling algorithms. ACORN groups households, postcodes and neighbourhoods into 6 categories, 18 groups and 62 types, according to age, household composition, facilities, household size, income, marital status, mode of travel to work, occupation, ownership of car, ownership of home, etc.’
The categories are:
- Affluent achievers.
- Rising prosperity.
- Comfortable communities.
- Financially stretched.
- Urban adversity.
- Not private households.
More details are available in the ACORN user guide.
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