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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000099

Preston Park & East Lane

Preston Park & East Lane is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,560 residents in Brent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Brent
9,560

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,917

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,426.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.9%

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.

Edgware West, Harrow9,264 residents · 53.8% owned · 27.3% no carOsterley & Lampton East, Hounslow9,845 residents · 52.3% owned · 31.4% no carWealdstone South, Harrow11,773 residents · 46.4% owned · 33.1% no carAlexandra Park, Harrow6,983 residents · 55.2% owned · 28.0% no carHounslow Heath, Hounslow10,427 residents · 46.6% owned · 27.7% no carWhitton Avenue West, Ealing10,707 residents · 49.7% owned · 28.1% no car

Most similar within Brent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kingsbury South, Brent9,532 residents · 56.7% owned · 25.0% no carKingsbury West, Brent10,461 residents · 54.4% owned · 26.2% no carQueensbury South, Brent11,877 residents · 55.6% owned · 24.8% no carSudbury East, Brent9,844 residents · 43.7% owned · 36.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Preston Park & East Lane

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

Tenure

Owned44.6%
1,300 households
Private rented40.6%
1,185 households
Social rented13.7%
400 households
Shared ownership1%
30 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.9%
1,252 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.3%
1,002 households
Terraced12.2%
357 households
Detached5.2%
151 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.9%
113 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.1%
1,345 households
No cars or vans in household28.9%
842 households
2 cars or vans in household18.9%
552 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
178 households
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.3%
1,089 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
770 households
4 or more bedrooms24%
701 households
1 bedroom12.2%
356 households
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.4%
1,760 households
Other household types20.5%
598 households
One-person household19.1%
557 households
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household21.9%
639 households
3 people in household19.7%
576 households
4 people in household19.6%
571 households
1 person in household19.1%
558 households
5 people in household8.4%
245 households
8 or more people in household4.6%
135 households
6 people in household4.1%
119 households
7 people in household2.5%
74 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,900 residents
15–2922.8%
2,177 residents
30–4424.8%
2,370 residents
45–6422%
2,105 residents
65 and over10.5%
1,003 residents
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh37.6%
3,597 residents
White36.7%
3,512 residents
Other ethnic group11.2%
1,072 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11%
1,053 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
330 residents
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.9%
3,083 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,563 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.4%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
642 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.6%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.5%
4,718 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.3%
2,510 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.2%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.8%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.9%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.3%
5,099 residents
Good health34.3%
3,280 residents
Fair health9%
861 residents
Bad health2.7%
261 residents
Very bad health0.6%
59 residents
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.4%
8,642 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.6%
918 residents
Preston Park & East Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.6%
1,243 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,068 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
467 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
138 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Preston Park & East Lane · 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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