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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000174

Kentish Town East

Kentish Town East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,086 residents in Camden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Camden
8,086

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,551

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,812.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.2%

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.

Newington Green, Islington8,542 residents · 23.1% owned · 65.8% no carCanonbury East & Mildmay Park, Islington10,438 residents · 29.1% owned · 67.8% no carAskew, Hammersmith and Fulham7,795 residents · 28.2% owned · 58.6% no carArchway West, Islington8,782 residents · 23.4% owned · 67.6% no carArchway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no carHighbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no car

Most similar within Camden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Camden Road South, Camden7,879 residents · 26.7% owned · 66.7% no carChalk Farm, Camden8,488 residents · 24.9% owned · 64.6% no carPrimrose Hill, Camden7,591 residents · 34.5% owned · 57.6% no carKilburn Grange, Camden8,903 residents · 23.5% owned · 66.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kentish Town East

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

Tenure

Social rented42.4%
1,507 households
Owned28.9%
1,025 households
Private rented28.2%
1,003 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits41.9%
1,489 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40.5%
1,438 households
Terraced7.6%
270 households
Semi-detached4.8%
169 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.3%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
75 households
Detached0.8%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65.1%
2,311 households
1 car or van in household30.4%
1,079 households
2 cars or vans in household3.9%
137 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
24 households
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom33.9%
1,205 households
2 bedrooms31.9%
1,133 households
3 bedrooms21.9%
778 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
435 households
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.5%
1,829 households
One-person household35.9%
1,273 households
Other household types12.6%
447 households
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.8%
1,273 households
2 people in household31.8%
1,128 households
3 people in household14.4%
510 households
4 people in household10.8%
382 households
5 people in household4.5%
161 households
6 people in household1.3%
47 households
7 people in household0.8%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,238 residents
15–2925.8%
2,082 residents
30–4425.1%
2,032 residents
45–6422.8%
1,845 residents
65 and over11%
888 residents
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64%
5,176 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.6%
1,017 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.4%
918 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7%
562 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
413 residents
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.2%
3,735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
923 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.6%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.1%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%
404 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
4,215 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.6%
2,341 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,546 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,458 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.5%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54%
4,363 residents
Good health29.2%
2,358 residents
Fair health10.9%
883 residents
Bad health4.6%
370 residents
Very bad health1.4%
112 residents
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
6,689 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,396 residents
Kentish Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,565 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,121 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
580 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
260 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
25 households
Kentish Town East · 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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