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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000051

Finchley Central

Finchley Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,160 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
9,160

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,792

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,322

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.5%

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.

Drayton Green & Cleveland, Ealing9,863 residents · 51.1% owned · 31.5% no carNorth Ealing, Ealing8,351 residents · 43.5% owned · 38.5% no carBrondesbury Park, Brent8,177 residents · 52.7% owned · 38.1% no carEaling Common & Twyford Ave, Ealing8,494 residents · 44.9% owned · 39.3% no carEaling Broadway West, Ealing9,183 residents · 42.1% owned · 41.8% no carSt Mary's, Ealing9,250 residents · 49.4% owned · 36.5% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodside Park, Barnet8,530 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.1% no carNorth Finchley, Barnet11,560 residents · 47.2% owned · 38.8% no carWhetstone East, Barnet9,089 residents · 59.6% owned · 26.7% no carTemple Fortune, Barnet10,227 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Finchley Central

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

Tenure

Owned55%
2,085 households
Private rented39.4%
1,494 households
Social rented5.4%
204 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement48.6%
1,842 households
Semi-detached16.7%
634 households
Detached14.8%
561 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.2%
502 households
Terraced4.4%
168 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
58 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,686 households
No cars or vans in household29%
1,101 households
2 cars or vans in household20.5%
778 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
228 households
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.3%
1,453 households
4 or more bedrooms30%
1,137 households
1 bedroom16.5%
626 households
3 bedrooms15.2%
577 households
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,226 households
One-person household31.6%
1,197 households
Other household types9.8%
370 households
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.6%
1,197 households
2 people in household30.9%
1,171 households
3 people in household16.3%
619 households
4 people in household12.3%
468 households
5 people in household6.4%
244 households
6 people in household1.5%
56 households
7 people in household0.6%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,565 residents
15–2916.5%
1,507 residents
30–4423.7%
2,172 residents
45–6423.6%
2,158 residents
65 and over19.2%
1,758 residents
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.8%
5,568 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.4%
1,591 residents
Other ethnic group11.7%
1,075 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
509 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
415 residents
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.5%
4,160 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.6%
791 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.8%
658 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
4,616 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,752 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,741 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,514 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.9%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.9%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.7%
5,009 residents
Good health31.4%
2,878 residents
Fair health10.2%
934 residents
Bad health2.7%
246 residents
Very bad health1%
93 residents
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
7,997 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
1,163 residents
Finchley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.9%
1,931 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,229 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
473 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
132 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
28 households
Finchley 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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