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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000041

Edgware Central

Edgware Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,455 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
9,455

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,327

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,008.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.4%

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.

Alexandra Park, Harrow6,983 residents · 55.2% owned · 28.0% no carEdgware West, Harrow9,264 residents · 53.8% owned · 27.3% no carNew Southgate & Arnos Grove, Enfield8,759 residents · 49.4% owned · 34.9% no carWealdstone North, Harrow10,747 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no carWhitton Avenue West, Ealing10,707 residents · 49.7% owned · 28.1% no carNortholt East, Ealing7,395 residents · 57.4% owned · 25.2% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Edgware East, Barnet11,244 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.6% no carMill Hill Broadway, Barnet8,844 residents · 43.8% owned · 28.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Edgware Central

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

Tenure

Owned52.7%
1,753 households
Private rented35.8%
1,190 households
Social rented10.9%
363 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.4%
1,410 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.7%
820 households
Terraced12%
398 households
Detached10%
331 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.8%
225 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.4%
113 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,415 households
No cars or vans in household29.6%
984 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
699 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
227 households
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.1%
1,100 households
4 or more bedrooms27.1%
901 households
2 bedrooms26.7%
888 households
1 bedroom13.1%
436 households
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
2,063 households
One-person household23.5%
782 households
Other household types14.5%
484 households
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.5%
916 households
1 person in household23.5%
782 households
3 people in household18.8%
624 households
4 people in household15.3%
509 households
5 people in household7.7%
257 households
6 people in household4%
132 households
7 people in household1.7%
58 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
47 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,877 residents
15–2918.5%
1,747 residents
30–4423.4%
2,210 residents
45–6423.1%
2,180 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,438 residents
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.4%
5,047 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.1%
2,274 residents
Other ethnic group10.3%
976 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%
808 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
349 residents
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.4%
3,159 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
1,434 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.4%
773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
4,586 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
2,653 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.3%
1,288 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.1%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.7%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.3%
5,040 residents
Good health32.1%
3,039 residents
Fair health11%
1,038 residents
Bad health2.7%
259 residents
Very bad health0.8%
79 residents
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.6%
8,283 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.4%
1,172 residents
Edgware Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
1,510 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,160 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
522 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
21 households
Edgware Central · 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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