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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000113

St Raphaels

St Raphaels is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,630 residents in Brent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Brent
9,630

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,289

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,491

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.2%

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.

Lower Edmonton South, Enfield10,221 residents · 31.9% owned · 44.1% no carHaslebury South, Enfield8,366 residents · 34.7% owned · 42.8% no carNorthumberland Park, Haringey7,518 residents · 22.2% owned · 57.4% no carUpper Edmonton West, Enfield9,645 residents · 27.3% owned · 45.9% no carEdmonton Green, Enfield9,134 residents · 19.9% owned · 52.7% no carEnfield Wash, Enfield9,951 residents · 31.6% owned · 38.4% no car

Most similar within Brent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Church End, Brent12,733 residents · 20.8% owned · 55.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in St Raphaels

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

Tenure

Social rented58.3%
1,916 households
Private rented20.8%
683 households
Owned19.6%
645 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45.7%
1,503 households
Terraced21.8%
717 households
Semi-detached21.2%
698 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.4%
177 households
Detached5.1%
167 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.5%
1,528 households
1 car or van in household38.4%
1,262 households
2 cars or vans in household12.2%
401 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
98 households
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.2%
1,125 households
3 bedrooms33.3%
1,096 households
1 bedroom19.8%
650 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
419 households
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
2,047 households
One-person household25.5%
838 households
Other household types12.3%
404 households
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household25.5%
840 households
2 people in household24.6%
811 households
3 people in household18.3%
602 households
4 people in household12.8%
421 households
5 people in household8.7%
288 households
6 people in household5.6%
184 households
7 people in household2.4%
79 households
8 or more people in household2.1%
68 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
2,022 residents
15–2924.1%
2,320 residents
30–4418.1%
1,741 residents
45–6426.3%
2,531 residents
65 and over10.6%
1,016 residents
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African44.8%
4,318 residents
White20.3%
1,960 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.3%
1,764 residents
Other ethnic group11%
1,056 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
534 residents
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.2%
2,097 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications26.1%
1,938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
973 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
826 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
272 residents aged 16 and over
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.7%
3,768 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.8%
3,407 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
256 residents aged 16 and over
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.6%
1,460 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.1%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
885 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.4%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
317 residents aged 16 and over
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
4,679 residents
Good health31.2%
3,008 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,323 residents
Bad health5.1%
494 residents
Very bad health1.3%
128 residents
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
8,062 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,568 residents
St Raphaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.8%
1,277 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.9%
820 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension24.7%
813 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.5%
345 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
34 households
St Raphaels · 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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