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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000061

Golders Green South

Golders Green South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,345 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
8,345

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,573

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,257.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.7%

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.

Fortune Green, Camden7,916 residents · 44.2% owned · 52.6% no carEaling Common & Twyford Ave, Ealing8,494 residents · 44.9% owned · 39.3% no carRavenscourt Park South, Hammersmith and Fulham6,189 residents · 36.4% owned · 54.3% no carChiswick Park, Hounslow8,999 residents · 43.2% owned · 48.3% no carSt John's Wood North, Westminster6,155 residents · 38.6% owned · 55.0% no carActon Central, Ealing9,348 residents · 35.1% owned · 52.0% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Finchley, Barnet11,560 residents · 47.2% owned · 38.8% no carFinchley Central, Barnet9,160 residents · 55.0% owned · 29.0% no carTemple Fortune, Barnet10,227 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.9% no carChurch End, Barnet6,962 residents · 46.1% owned · 37.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Golders Green South

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

Tenure

Private rented51.4%
1,837 households
Owned44.4%
1,588 households
Social rented3.6%
130 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.2%
1,402 households
Semi-detached22.6%
809 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits18.1%
647 households
Detached12%
429 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.9%
140 households
Terraced3.2%
113 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household41.6%
1,487 households
1 car or van in household38.9%
1,390 households
2 cars or vans in household15.2%
543 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
152 households
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms32.7%
1,167 households
1 bedroom27.9%
998 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
918 households
3 bedrooms13.7%
491 households
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52%
1,859 households
One-person household36.5%
1,303 households
Other household types11.5%
410 households
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.5%
1,303 households
2 people in household29.4%
1,051 households
3 people in household14.6%
522 households
4 people in household11.6%
414 households
5 people in household5.1%
182 households
6 people in household1.6%
58 households
7 people in household0.7%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,372 residents
15–2918.3%
1,526 residents
30–4425.5%
2,128 residents
45–6424.1%
2,007 residents
65 and over15.7%
1,311 residents
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.8%
5,157 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.8%
1,565 residents
Other ethnic group11.3%
945 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
387 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
292 residents
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.7%
4,177 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.3%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.1%
699 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.3%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.6%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.3%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
4,316 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
2,431 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
1,785 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,517 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.3%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.3%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.7%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.4%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.1%
4,850 residents
Good health28.3%
2,362 residents
Fair health9.8%
819 residents
Bad health2.7%
227 residents
Very bad health1.1%
89 residents
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
7,256 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
1,089 residents
Golders Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.9%
1,891 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,154 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
376 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%
43 households
Golders Green South · 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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