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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000172

Kentish Town West

Kentish Town West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,997 residents in Camden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Camden
9,997

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,036

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,951.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

66.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.7%

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.

Hilldrop, Islington8,682 residents · 22.4% owned · 68.0% no carSouth Hackney, Hackney8,328 residents · 23.0% owned · 58.8% no carHighcroft & Holly Park, Islington9,356 residents · 23.4% owned · 64.3% no carFinsbury Park West, Islington9,434 residents · 14.6% owned · 70.1% no carBarnsbury West, Islington8,603 residents · 13.2% owned · 69.5% no carCaledonian Road, Islington11,342 residents · 17.8% owned · 69.9% no car

Most similar within Camden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chalk Farm, Camden8,488 residents · 24.9% owned · 64.6% no carSomers Town, Camden9,783 residents · 12.0% owned · 73.9% no carHatton Garden & Theobalds Road, Camden6,659 residents · 18.1% owned · 76.3% no carCamden Street & Elm Village, Camden8,908 residents · 18.4% owned · 72.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kentish Town West

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

Tenure

Social rented55.4%
2,237 households
Owned22.3%
899 households
Private rented20.9%
842 households
Shared ownership0.9%
37 households
Lives rent free0.5%
21 households
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement65.6%
2,645 households
Terraced12.6%
509 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.3%
495 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.3%
173 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
95 households
Semi-detached2.1%
85 households
Detached0.8%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household66.1%
2,666 households
1 car or van in household29.7%
1,200 households
2 cars or vans in household3.6%
145 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
24 households
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.8%
1,363 households
1 bedroom33.2%
1,341 households
3 bedrooms23.6%
954 households
4 or more bedrooms9.3%
377 households
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.8%
2,089 households
One-person household36%
1,452 households
Other household types12.2%
494 households
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36%
1,452 households
2 people in household26.9%
1,085 households
3 people in household16.2%
653 households
4 people in household12%
483 households
5 people in household5.2%
210 households
6 people in household2.4%
97 households
7 people in household0.8%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,712 residents
15–2925.7%
2,569 residents
30–4423.9%
2,394 residents
45–6422.5%
2,251 residents
65 and over10.7%
1,072 residents
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.3%
5,627 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.9%
1,690 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.6%
1,362 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.9%
687 residents
Other ethnic group6.3%
631 residents
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.7%
3,649 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,531 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.3%
757 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
4,553 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
3,366 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,529 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.9%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.9%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
5,035 residents
Good health29.5%
2,951 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,250 residents
Bad health5.5%
547 residents
Very bad health2.2%
215 residents
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
8,049 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,949 residents
Kentish Town West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37%
1,491 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
1,285 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%
833 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.4%
381 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
45 households
Kentish Town 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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