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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000123

Harlesden

Harlesden is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,578 residents in Brent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Brent
13,578

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,538

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13,118.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.5%

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.

Bruce Grove North, Haringey7,605 residents · 26.4% owned · 61.7% no carBowes Park, Haringey7,907 residents · 30.7% owned · 54.3% no carWood Green South, Haringey7,322 residents · 25.3% owned · 65.3% no carSelhurst South & West Croydon, Croydon12,798 residents · 22.9% owned · 58.2% no carThornton Heath Central, Croydon7,965 residents · 40.4% owned · 49.2% no carTottenham Green West, Haringey7,988 residents · 28.6% owned · 62.5% no car

Most similar within Brent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Roundwood Park, Brent8,549 residents · 20.8% owned · 58.4% no carChurch End, Brent12,733 residents · 20.8% owned · 55.5% no carCricklewood Anson Road, Brent10,939 residents · 32.9% owned · 56.5% no carWillesden Green, Brent8,996 residents · 29.4% owned · 59.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harlesden

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

Tenure

Private rented41.4%
2,290 households
Social rented34.7%
1,921 households
Owned22.2%
1,230 households
Shared ownership1.5%
84 households
Lives rent free0.2%
13 households
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37%
2,048 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits36.9%
2,042 households
Terraced11.9%
660 households
Semi-detached7.6%
421 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
166 households
Detached2.5%
136 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
60 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60.7%
3,363 households
1 car or van in household32.2%
1,783 households
2 cars or vans in household5.9%
328 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
65 households
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.9%
1,987 households
1 bedroom30.9%
1,710 households
3 bedrooms20.9%
1,160 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
682 households
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.5%
2,964 households
One-person household33.8%
1,874 households
Other household types12.6%
699 households
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.8%
1,874 households
2 people in household26.1%
1,444 households
3 people in household17.8%
988 households
4 people in household12.7%
704 households
5 people in household5.5%
304 households
6 people in household2.4%
135 households
7 people in household1%
53 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
37 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
2,622 residents
15–2920.7%
2,812 residents
30–4423.2%
3,155 residents
45–6427.3%
3,703 residents
65 and over9.5%
1,290 residents
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White38.2%
5,185 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African30.6%
4,160 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.8%
1,874 residents
Other ethnic group9.6%
1,304 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.8%
1,058 residents
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.5%
3,829 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.5%
2,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.5%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
458 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
6,611 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.1%
3,889 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,663 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.4%
1,555 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
1,543 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
1,434 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
6,914 residents
Good health32.1%
4,364 residents
Fair health12%
1,626 residents
Bad health3.8%
519 residents
Very bad health1.1%
155 residents
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
11,744 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
1,834 residents
Harlesden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.6%
2,139 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.2%
1,783 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.4%
1,185 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
371 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
61 households
Harlesden · 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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