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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000114

Willesden Green

Willesden Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,996 residents in Brent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Brent
8,996

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,705

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,668.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.5%

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.

Acton Central, Ealing9,348 residents · 35.1% owned · 52.0% no carWood Green North, Haringey7,513 residents · 34.4% owned · 58.3% no carBowes Park, Haringey7,907 residents · 30.7% owned · 54.3% no carDownhills Park, Haringey7,242 residents · 38.3% owned · 58.6% no carAskew, Hammersmith and Fulham7,795 residents · 28.2% owned · 58.6% no carHarringay Ladder North, Haringey8,736 residents · 35.1% owned · 62.6% no car

Most similar within Brent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cricklewood Anson Road, Brent10,939 residents · 32.9% owned · 56.5% no carKilburn West, Brent9,014 residents · 31.0% owned · 62.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Willesden Green

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

Tenure

Private rented48.6%
1,800 households
Owned29.4%
1,091 households
Social rented20.3%
753 households
Shared ownership1.5%
55 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.9%
1,369 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits35.7%
1,323 households
Terraced12.1%
447 households
Semi-detached6.5%
242 households
Detached5.3%
195 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
92 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59.8%
2,217 households
1 car or van in household31.8%
1,178 households
2 cars or vans in household6.4%
238 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
74 households
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.7%
1,248 households
1 bedroom32.9%
1,218 households
3 bedrooms17.2%
639 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
602 households
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.6%
1,877 households
One-person household33.6%
1,245 households
Other household types15.8%
585 households
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.6%
1,245 households
2 people in household31.6%
1,173 households
3 people in household14.8%
550 households
4 people in household11.1%
411 households
5 people in household4.8%
178 households
6 people in household2%
73 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
45 households
7 people in household0.9%
32 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,315 residents
15–2923%
2,069 residents
30–4428.8%
2,591 residents
45–6423.8%
2,139 residents
65 and over9.8%
879 residents
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White48.1%
4,328 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.3%
1,740 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.7%
1,320 residents
Other ethnic group9.9%
889 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8%
716 residents
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.5%
3,381 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
1,439 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
583 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.5%
4,975 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
2,382 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
968 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
657 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55%
4,950 residents
Good health30.8%
2,775 residents
Fair health10.1%
912 residents
Bad health3.1%
276 residents
Very bad health0.9%
83 residents
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
7,890 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,106 residents
Willesden Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.9%
1,518 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,289 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
644 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
235 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
21 households
Willesden Green · 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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