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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000102

Welsh Harp

Welsh Harp is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,328 residents in Brent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Brent
8,328

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,681

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,126.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.2%

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.

Haslebury North, Enfield8,855 residents · 46.8% owned · 38.2% no carSouthbury East, Enfield12,784 residents · 40.8% owned · 35.3% no carLower Edmonton North, Enfield9,495 residents · 39.9% owned · 42.4% no carUpper Edmonton East & Meridian Water, Enfield11,794 residents · 37.2% owned · 44.3% no carHaslebury South, Enfield8,366 residents · 34.7% owned · 42.8% no carHayes Town North, Hillingdon9,554 residents · 40.1% owned · 31.0% no car

Most similar within Brent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Neasden, Brent10,353 residents · 33.8% owned · 46.4% no carDollis Hill, Brent9,973 residents · 38.9% owned · 38.5% no carForty Lane, Brent9,937 residents · 35.9% owned · 38.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Welsh Harp

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

Tenure

Private rented37.6%
1,007 households
Owned36.4%
977 households
Social rented22.6%
607 households
Shared ownership3.2%
86 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.7%
905 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25%
672 households
Semi-detached18.8%
504 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14%
376 households
Detached7.6%
203 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,142 households
No cars or vans in household37.5%
1,008 households
2 cars or vans in household15.2%
408 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
127 households
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.1%
1,050 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
577 households
1 bedroom21%
565 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
493 households
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
1,577 households
One-person household25.8%
692 households
Other household types15.5%
415 households
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household25.8%
692 households
2 people in household21.1%
565 households
3 people in household17.2%
462 households
4 people in household14%
377 households
5 people in household9.4%
251 households
6 people in household6.5%
175 households
7 people in household3.1%
83 households
8 or more people in household2.9%
79 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.6%
1,963 residents
15–2921.3%
1,774 residents
30–4420.5%
1,705 residents
45–6424%
1,998 residents
65 and over10.6%
885 residents
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White29.9%
2,492 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29.5%
2,454 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African22.4%
1,869 residents
Other ethnic group13.9%
1,158 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
358 residents
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.5%
1,897 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above27.2%
1,691 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.1%
630 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.5%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
3,348 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
2,681 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.8%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.4%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.9%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
4,175 residents
Good health32.8%
2,735 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,045 residents
Bad health3.4%
286 residents
Very bad health1%
86 residents
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.8%
7,312 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.2%
1,016 residents
Welsh Harp · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension40.2%
1,079 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28.9%
775 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.7%
609 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
199 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.9%
24 households
Welsh Harp · 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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