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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000165

Biggin Hill West

Biggin Hill West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,172 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
7,172

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,741

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,266.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Blackwater, Frogmore & Minley, Hart11,516 residents · 78.7% owned · 8.9% no carParkwood East, Medway6,254 residents · 82.9% owned · 8.5% no carWickford Shotgate, Basildon8,436 residents · 85.1% owned · 8.3% no carBraintree West & Rayne, Braintree7,948 residents · 82.5% owned · 7.3% no carGreat Notley & Black Notley, Braintree9,536 residents · 78.6% owned · 9.8% no carSouth Woodham Ferrers North, Chelmsford8,017 residents · 80.7% owned · 9.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Biggin Hill West

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

Tenure

Owned86.2%
2,363 households
Private rented8.5%
234 households
Social rented4.6%
125 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached32.5%
892 households
Terraced30.5%
836 households
Semi-detached26%
714 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%
266 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.9%
1,038 households
1 car or van in household36%
987 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.2%
499 households
No cars or vans in household7.9%
216 households
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,322 households
4 or more bedrooms33.2%
910 households
2 bedrooms15.7%
431 households
1 bedroom2.9%
79 households
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.5%
1,988 households
One-person household20.6%
565 households
Other household types6.9%
188 households
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
959 households
1 person in household20.7%
566 households
3 people in household18.2%
500 households
4 people in household17.6%
481 households
5 people in household6.1%
168 households
6 people in household2%
54 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,301 residents
15–2916.3%
1,172 residents
30–4419.8%
1,418 residents
45–6427.3%
1,955 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,325 residents
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
6,609 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
210 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
193 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
130 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
1,548 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.2%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.7%
3,798 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.9%
1,903 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,364 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.2%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
3,677 residents
Good health35.4%
2,540 residents
Fair health10.2%
733 residents
Bad health2.4%
169 residents
Very bad health0.7%
53 residents
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
6,242 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
930 residents
Biggin Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.9%
1,504 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
907 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
291 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
38 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Biggin Hill 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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