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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000183

Primrose Hill

Primrose Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,591 residents in Camden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Camden
7,591

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,616

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,835.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

57.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

62.8%

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.

Highbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carBrook Green, Hammersmith and Fulham7,628 residents · 33.6% owned · 57.5% no carRavenscourt Park South, Hammersmith and Fulham6,189 residents · 36.4% owned · 54.3% no carHammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carArchway West, Islington8,782 residents · 23.4% owned · 67.6% no carAskew, Hammersmith and Fulham7,795 residents · 28.2% owned · 58.6% no car

Most similar within Camden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tufnell Park West, Camden7,813 residents · 40.5% owned · 56.1% no carAdelaide Road, Camden5,748 residents · 35.7% owned · 55.0% no carMansfield Road & Park Hill Road, Camden7,393 residents · 41.8% owned · 54.4% no carKentish Town East, Camden8,086 residents · 28.9% owned · 65.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Primrose Hill

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

Tenure

Owned34.5%
1,248 households
Social rented32.5%
1,176 households
Private rented32.3%
1,169 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement46.4%
1,677 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits28.8%
1,041 households
Terraced15.3%
553 households
Semi-detached4%
143 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3%
110 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
56 households
Detached1%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household57.6%
2,083 households
1 car or van in household34.1%
1,232 households
2 cars or vans in household7.3%
264 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
38 households
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom35%
1,266 households
2 bedrooms31.1%
1,125 households
3 bedrooms19.9%
721 households
4 or more bedrooms14.1%
509 households
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48.8%
1,765 households
One-person household42.5%
1,537 households
Other household types8.7%
316 households
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.5%
1,537 households
2 people in household29.5%
1,068 households
3 people in household13.2%
478 households
4 people in household8.8%
318 households
5 people in household3.9%
141 households
6 people in household1.6%
59 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,079 residents
15–2921.1%
1,604 residents
30–4423.5%
1,782 residents
45–6425.4%
1,926 residents
65 and over15.8%
1,200 residents
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69%
5,236 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12%
912 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.9%
521 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
499 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
425 residents
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above62.8%
4,045 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.1%
714 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.4%
670 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.1%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.5%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
3,933 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.4%
2,348 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.7%
1,852 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,467 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.5%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.3%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.6%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.1%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.9%
4,244 residents
Good health28.7%
2,177 residents
Fair health10.5%
795 residents
Bad health3.6%
277 residents
Very bad health1.3%
98 residents
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
6,399 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,192 residents
Primrose Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
1,868 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.8%
1,077 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
479 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
176 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Primrose Hill · 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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