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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000027

Ducks Island & Underhill

Ducks Island & Underhill is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,646 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
9,646

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,685

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,761.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.4%

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.

Larkswood, Waltham Forest8,011 residents · 62.3% owned · 25.6% no carFriday Hill, Waltham Forest8,567 residents · 57.6% owned · 25.5% no carBromley Common, Bromley7,964 residents · 60.8% owned · 22.5% no carMottingham East, Greenwich7,046 residents · 57.0% owned · 27.4% no carNursery Lands & Hampton North, Richmond upon Thames9,716 residents · 59.9% owned · 21.7% no carPlaistow (Bromley), Bromley8,126 residents · 67.5% owned · 22.3% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brunswick Park Road, Barnet8,891 residents · 62.7% owned · 25.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ducks Island & Underhill

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

Tenure

Owned53.5%
1,970 households
Social rented29%
1,067 households
Private rented15.5%
570 households
Shared ownership2%
74 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.8%
1,321 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.5%
1,014 households
Terraced25.5%
939 households
Detached7.4%
272 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
115 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,733 households
No cars or vans in household26.4%
972 households
2 cars or vans in household20.8%
766 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
215 households
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%
1,541 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
987 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
650 households
1 bedroom13.8%
507 households
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
2,395 households
One-person household27.2%
1,002 households
Other household types7.9%
290 households
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.2%
1,002 households
2 people in household26.2%
967 households
3 people in household20.5%
755 households
4 people in household17%
628 households
5 people in household6.1%
224 households
6 people in household1.9%
71 households
7 people in household0.7%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,788 residents
15–2917.7%
1,710 residents
30–4420.9%
2,019 residents
45–6426.9%
2,592 residents
65 and over15.9%
1,537 residents
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.1%
5,895 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.7%
1,518 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.3%
995 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
650 residents
Other ethnic group6.1%
590 residents
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.4%
3,118 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,413 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
935 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
719 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%
4,607 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,971 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,608 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
4,854 residents
Good health32.6%
3,146 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,121 residents
Bad health4.1%
393 residents
Very bad health1.4%
133 residents
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
8,105 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,542 residents
Ducks Island & Underhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.5%
1,712 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,176 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
601 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Ducks Island & Underhill · 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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