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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000120

Kilburn West

Kilburn West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,014 residents in Brent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Brent
9,014

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,243

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,810.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

62.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.6%

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.

Shepherd's Bush West, Hammersmith and Fulham6,701 residents · 23.0% owned · 66.8% no carAskew, Hammersmith and Fulham7,795 residents · 28.2% owned · 58.6% no carShepherd's Bush South, Hammersmith and Fulham6,433 residents · 28.5% owned · 66.9% no carWest Hampstead, Camden9,082 residents · 29.3% owned · 62.9% no carBrook Green, Hammersmith and Fulham7,628 residents · 33.6% owned · 57.5% no carActon Central, Ealing9,348 residents · 35.1% owned · 52.0% no car

Most similar within Brent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Willesden Green, Brent8,996 residents · 29.4% owned · 59.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kilburn West

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

Tenure

Private rented44.3%
1,881 households
Owned31%
1,316 households
Social rented23.8%
1,011 households
Shared ownership0.7%
30 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits42.8%
1,814 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.2%
1,534 households
Terraced13.7%
579 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
109 households
Semi-detached2.1%
88 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
71 households
Detached0.9%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household62.1%
2,636 households
1 car or van in household33%
1,399 households
2 cars or vans in household4.3%
181 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
26 households
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom38%
1,613 households
2 bedrooms33.7%
1,432 households
3 bedrooms16%
680 households
4 or more bedrooms12.2%
518 households
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47%
1,994 households
One-person household40%
1,699 households
Other household types13%
551 households
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40%
1,699 households
2 people in household31.9%
1,352 households
3 people in household12.9%
546 households
4 people in household10%
424 households
5 people in household3.2%
137 households
6 people in household1.1%
48 households
7 people in household0.4%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,332 residents
15–2922%
1,979 residents
30–4430%
2,700 residents
45–6423.6%
2,129 residents
65 and over9.7%
874 residents
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.7%
5,114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.3%
1,290 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.1%
1,095 residents
Other ethnic group9.5%
854 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.4%
664 residents
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.6%
4,233 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.3%
860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.9%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.5%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69%
5,253 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28%
2,131 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,823 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,544 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.4%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.4%
5,178 residents
Good health28.9%
2,603 residents
Fair health9.5%
853 residents
Bad health3.1%
280 residents
Very bad health1.2%
104 residents
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
7,887 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,130 residents
Kilburn West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,993 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,390 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
613 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
220 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
24 households
Kilburn 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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