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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000059

West Hendon

West Hendon is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,626 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
11,626

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,434

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,298.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.2%

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.

South Harrow, Harrow9,326 residents · 43.7% owned · 33.9% no carLavender Park, Merton8,627 residents · 41.5% owned · 43.0% no carGreenhill North, Harrow9,503 residents · 43.0% owned · 41.7% no carLea Bridge, Waltham Forest10,563 residents · 46.9% owned · 51.1% no carNew Southgate & Arnos Grove, Enfield8,759 residents · 49.4% owned · 34.9% no carBroomfield Park, Enfield11,303 residents · 47.9% owned · 40.7% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Hendon

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

Tenure

Owned43.4%
1,925 households
Private rented39.4%
1,746 households
Social rented16.2%
720 households
Shared ownership0.9%
39 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement46.5%
2,061 households
Terraced20.3%
901 households
Semi-detached18.1%
803 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.8%
433 households
Detached4.1%
181 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,954 households
No cars or vans in household39.8%
1,766 households
2 cars or vans in household13%
577 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%
140 households
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35%
1,553 households
3 bedrooms25.8%
1,144 households
1 bedroom25.8%
1,143 households
4 or more bedrooms13.4%
596 households
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.3%
2,410 households
One-person household30.1%
1,334 households
Other household types15.6%
694 households
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.1%
1,334 households
2 people in household27%
1,196 households
3 people in household17.5%
776 households
4 people in household13%
576 households
5 people in household6.7%
296 households
6 people in household2.8%
123 households
8 or more people in household1.8%
80 households
7 people in household1.2%
54 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,883 residents
15–2920.1%
2,340 residents
30–4428.7%
3,332 residents
45–6424%
2,792 residents
65 and over11%
1,279 residents
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White46.4%
5,396 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29.6%
3,441 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.8%
1,138 residents
Other ethnic group9.2%
1,066 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
586 residents
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.2%
4,156 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.9%
2,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.8%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.7%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
335 residents aged 16 and over
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.5%
6,210 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
3,110 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
303 residents aged 16 and over
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,604 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.4%
1,579 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
1,300 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
390 residents aged 16 and over
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
5,742 residents
Good health35.2%
4,093 residents
Fair health11%
1,279 residents
Bad health3.3%
383 residents
Very bad health1.1%
130 residents
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.4%
10,277 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.6%
1,349 residents
West Hendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.8%
1,855 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,608 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%
747 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
207 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
20 households
West Hendon · 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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