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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000055

Hendon Central

Hendon Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,723 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
11,723

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,503

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,140.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.3%

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.

Greenhill North, Harrow9,503 residents · 43.0% owned · 41.7% no carBroomfield Park, Enfield11,303 residents · 47.9% owned · 40.7% no carActon Central, Ealing9,348 residents · 35.1% owned · 52.0% no carDudden Hill, Brent8,175 residents · 43.6% owned · 45.8% no carActon Noel Road & Lynton Road, Ealing6,901 residents · 41.8% owned · 37.9% no carCricklewood Anson Road, Brent10,939 residents · 32.9% owned · 56.5% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Hendon & Sunny Hill, Barnet7,631 residents · 46.3% owned · 31.2% no carWest Hendon, Barnet11,626 residents · 43.4% owned · 39.8% no carChilds Hill, Barnet6,674 residents · 40.3% owned · 46.1% no carEdgware Central, Barnet9,455 residents · 52.7% owned · 29.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hendon Central

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

Tenure

Private rented49.6%
2,234 households
Owned38%
1,709 households
Social rented12.1%
544 households
Shared ownership0.3%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.8%
2,152 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.5%
700 households
Detached13.5%
609 households
Semi-detached13.3%
599 households
Terraced6.5%
292 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
120 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household40.9%
1,841 households
1 car or van in household39%
1,758 households
2 cars or vans in household15.3%
691 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
216 households
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.1%
1,490 households
4 or more bedrooms25.6%
1,154 households
1 bedroom22.6%
1,019 households
3 bedrooms18.7%
843 households
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54%
2,433 households
One-person household29.6%
1,335 households
Other household types16.3%
736 households
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.6%
1,335 households
2 people in household27.9%
1,257 households
3 people in household17.9%
806 households
4 people in household12.6%
566 households
5 people in household7%
314 households
6 people in household3.2%
144 households
7 people in household1.1%
49 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
35 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
2,105 residents
15–2925.1%
2,939 residents
30–4423.6%
2,765 residents
45–6421.8%
2,555 residents
65 and over11.6%
1,358 residents
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.5%
7,098 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.8%
1,853 residents
Other ethnic group11.8%
1,380 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.6%
896 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
499 residents
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.3%
4,395 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.1%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
5,843 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.1%
3,142 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.4%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.5%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.3%
1,357 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.2%
6,594 residents
Good health30.6%
3,590 residents
Fair health9.9%
1,156 residents
Bad health2.5%
293 residents
Very bad health0.8%
92 residents
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.4%
10,365 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.6%
1,360 residents
Hendon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42%
1,893 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38%
1,713 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
692 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
189 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
Hendon 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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