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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000063

North Cricklewood

North Cricklewood is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,584 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
7,584

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,834

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,309.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.3%

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.

Perivale, Ealing7,889 residents · 51.4% owned · 30.5% no carActon Noel Road & Lynton Road, Ealing6,901 residents · 41.8% owned · 37.9% no carDollis Hill, Brent9,973 residents · 38.9% owned · 38.5% no carHanger Hill East, Ealing7,717 residents · 44.8% owned · 35.0% no carDudden Hill, Brent8,175 residents · 43.6% owned · 45.8% no carWealdstone North, Harrow10,747 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% 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 carBrent Cross & Staples Corner, Barnet6,958 residents · 30.5% owned · 46.7% no carNorth Finchley, Barnet11,560 residents · 47.2% owned · 38.8% no carEdgware Central, Barnet9,455 residents · 52.7% owned · 29.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Cricklewood

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

Tenure

Private rented46.9%
1,329 households
Owned44.4%
1,257 households
Social rented7.9%
223 households
Shared ownership0.8%
23 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44%
1,248 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26%
736 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.7%
417 households
Terraced8.8%
248 households
Detached5.6%
158 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,252 households
No cars or vans in household36.7%
1,041 households
2 cars or vans in household14.8%
419 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
121 households
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.1%
994 households
4 or more bedrooms22.9%
649 households
1 bedroom21.4%
607 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
585 households
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
1,606 households
One-person household30.2%
855 households
Other household types13.1%
370 households
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.2%
855 households
2 people in household24.3%
688 households
3 people in household17.8%
503 households
4 people in household14.9%
422 households
5 people in household7.6%
215 households
6 people in household3.1%
88 households
7 people in household1.2%
35 households
8 or more people in household1%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,367 residents
15–2920.4%
1,544 residents
30–4424.1%
1,824 residents
45–6425%
1,899 residents
65 and over12.5%
950 residents
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White45.6%
3,460 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.6%
1,561 residents
Other ethnic group18.2%
1,383 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.2%
696 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
482 residents
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.3%
2,698 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.5%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
227 residents aged 16 and over
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
3,570 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,333 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
180 residents aged 16 and over
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.2%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.1%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.9%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
225 residents aged 16 and over
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.4%
3,977 residents
Good health31.5%
2,391 residents
Fair health11%
838 residents
Bad health3.6%
276 residents
Very bad health1.3%
102 residents
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
6,582 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,002 residents
North Cricklewood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.7%
1,237 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,010 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
423 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
134 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
29 households
North Cricklewood · 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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