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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000111

Wembley West

Wembley West is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,284 residents in Brent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Brent
11,284

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,186

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,002.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.2%

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.

Hounslow Meadows, Hounslow10,620 residents · 35.1% owned · 38.8% no carCranford, Hounslow10,109 residents · 42.1% owned · 29.8% no carWexham Road, Slough8,081 residents · 47.3% owned · 22.3% no carChalvey, Slough13,508 residents · 34.6% owned · 32.1% no carHounslow West, Hounslow12,304 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.8% no carHounslow Heath, Hounslow10,427 residents · 46.6% owned · 27.7% no car

Most similar within Brent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Alperton East, Brent11,293 residents · 46.1% owned · 40.9% no carSudbury East, Brent9,844 residents · 43.7% owned · 36.0% no carAlperton West, Brent12,239 residents · 40.4% owned · 44.0% no carWembley East, Brent11,749 residents · 39.7% owned · 48.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wembley West

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

Tenure

Private rented43.9%
1,398 households
Owned40.9%
1,303 households
Social rented14.1%
450 households
Shared ownership1%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement38.1%
1,217 households
Semi-detached31.4%
1,002 households
Terraced12.8%
410 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.1%
259 households
Detached7.2%
231 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
62 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,294 households
No cars or vans in household40.3%
1,287 households
2 cars or vans in household14.5%
463 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
146 households
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.9%
1,146 households
3 bedrooms30.8%
983 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
613 households
1 bedroom14%
448 households
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.1%
1,756 households
Other household types26.4%
841 households
One-person household18.6%
592 households
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household20.1%
640 households
1 person in household18.5%
592 households
3 people in household18.2%
582 households
4 people in household18.2%
581 households
5 people in household11.1%
353 households
6 people in household5.7%
182 households
8 or more people in household5.5%
177 households
7 people in household2.7%
85 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
2,130 residents
15–2921.4%
2,419 residents
30–4425.2%
2,849 residents
45–6423.4%
2,638 residents
65 and over11.1%
1,250 residents
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh65.2%
7,359 residents
White15.4%
1,737 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.2%
1,147 residents
Other ethnic group6.6%
748 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
292 residents
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.2%
2,998 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications26.3%
2,376 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.3%
927 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10%
906 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5.3%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
5,472 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
3,315 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,664 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.5%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.7%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52%
5,867 residents
Good health33.9%
3,823 residents
Fair health10.1%
1,137 residents
Bad health2.8%
316 residents
Very bad health1.2%
141 residents
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.5%
10,098 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.5%
1,186 residents
Wembley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.6%
1,264 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
1,069 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.1%
674 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
165 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Wembley West · 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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