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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000166

Highgate West

Highgate West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,745 residents in Camden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Camden
7,745

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,395

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,561.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.4%

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.

Archway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no carHighbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carIslington North & Canonbury West, Islington9,939 residents · 25.4% owned · 65.6% no carClissold North, Hackney6,749 residents · 34.4% owned · 56.7% no carFallow Corner, Barnet10,380 residents · 47.5% owned · 33.4% no carSt Mary's, Ealing9,250 residents · 49.4% owned · 36.5% no car

Most similar within Camden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Primrose Hill, Camden7,591 residents · 34.5% owned · 57.6% no carChalk Farm, Camden8,488 residents · 24.9% owned · 64.6% no carTufnell Park West, Camden7,813 residents · 40.5% owned · 56.1% no carAdelaide Road, Camden5,748 residents · 35.7% owned · 55.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highgate West

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

Tenure

Owned44.4%
1,506 households
Social rented35.8%
1,217 households
Private rented18.4%
626 households
Shared ownership0.9%
29 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement55.3%
1,878 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.4%
489 households
Terraced9.9%
336 households
Detached8.9%
303 households
Semi-detached8.8%
298 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.7%
1,689 households
1 car or van in household37.7%
1,279 households
2 cars or vans in household10.4%
352 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%
76 households
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom27.9%
948 households
2 bedrooms25.6%
869 households
3 bedrooms23.4%
793 households
4 or more bedrooms23.1%
786 households
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
1,861 households
One-person household35.3%
1,197 households
Other household types9.9%
337 households
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
1,197 households
2 people in household31.7%
1,078 households
3 people in household15.2%
517 households
4 people in household11.2%
380 households
5 people in household4%
137 households
6 people in household1.5%
50 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,135 residents
15–2918.5%
1,434 residents
30–4420.1%
1,558 residents
45–6428.3%
2,190 residents
65 and over18.4%
1,426 residents
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.1%
5,662 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.3%
563 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.2%
554 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.8%
528 residents
Other ethnic group5.7%
439 residents
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59.4%
3,881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
759 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11%
716 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.7%
567 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
3,856 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,556 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,651 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,616 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.3%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.6%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.3%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53%
4,107 residents
Good health30.1%
2,331 residents
Fair health10.6%
821 residents
Bad health4.9%
376 residents
Very bad health1.4%
110 residents
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
6,405 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,336 residents
Highgate West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
1,669 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,069 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
476 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Highgate 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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