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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000062

Brent Cross & Staples Corner

Brent Cross & Staples Corner is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,958 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
6,958

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,614

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,785.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.5%

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.

Dollis Hill, Brent9,973 residents · 38.9% owned · 38.5% no carNeasden, Brent10,353 residents · 33.8% owned · 46.4% no carScotch Estate, Haringey7,111 residents · 34.1% owned · 53.0% no carForty Lane, Brent9,937 residents · 35.9% owned · 38.6% no carRoundwood Park, Brent8,549 residents · 20.8% owned · 58.4% no carLeyton South, Waltham Forest10,299 residents · 34.5% owned · 53.2% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Cricklewood, Barnet7,584 residents · 44.4% owned · 36.7% no carWest Hendon, Barnet11,626 residents · 43.4% owned · 39.8% no carBurnt Oak & Watling Park, Barnet12,397 residents · 36.1% owned · 35.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brent Cross & Staples Corner

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

Tenure

Private rented40.7%
1,065 households
Owned30.5%
796 households
Social rented27.4%
716 households
Shared ownership1.1%
30 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.5%
903 households
Terraced23.5%
614 households
Semi-detached20%
523 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.7%
410 households
Detached4.4%
115 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.7%
1,221 households
1 car or van in household39.3%
1,027 households
2 cars or vans in household11.7%
307 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
60 households
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.3%
870 households
3 bedrooms31.6%
827 households
1 bedroom22%
575 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
343 households
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55%
1,436 households
One-person household31.2%
814 households
Other household types13.9%
362 households
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.1%
812 households
2 people in household23.6%
617 households
3 people in household18.7%
489 households
4 people in household12.3%
322 households
5 people in household7.9%
207 households
6 people in household3.8%
100 households
7 people in household1.8%
48 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,393 residents
15–2920.8%
1,446 residents
30–4425.2%
1,751 residents
45–6424.5%
1,706 residents
65 and over9.5%
660 residents
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.4%
2,952 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.8%
1,446 residents
Other ethnic group15.7%
1,095 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.9%
965 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
502 residents
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.5%
2,156 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.9%
1,251 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.3%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
452 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%
3,258 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.9%
2,016 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.7%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.2%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
3,554 residents
Good health32.9%
2,286 residents
Fair health10.9%
759 residents
Bad health3.9%
271 residents
Very bad health1.3%
88 residents
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
6,018 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
940 residents
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%
972 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.9%
939 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
189 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
20 households
Brent Cross & Staples Corner · 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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