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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000240

Northolt West

Northolt West is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,209 residents in Ealing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ealing
11,209

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,897

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,489.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.0%

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.

North Feltham & Hatton, Hounslow11,001 residents · 49.8% owned · 29.0% no carBurnt Oak & Watling Park, Barnet12,397 residents · 36.1% owned · 35.9% no carHanworth North, Hounslow9,752 residents · 36.7% owned · 32.1% no carHillingdon Heath, Hillingdon8,823 residents · 46.2% owned · 23.7% no carYeading North, Hillingdon9,760 residents · 42.3% owned · 27.1% no carBroad Green & Waddon Marsh, Croydon9,461 residents · 39.7% owned · 42.2% no car

Most similar within Ealing

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kingshill Avenue, Ealing9,461 residents · 46.0% owned · 27.4% no carCuckoo Park, Ealing10,344 residents · 39.4% owned · 38.0% no carGreenford West, Ealing11,155 residents · 44.3% owned · 28.9% no carGreenford North, Ealing8,722 residents · 51.1% owned · 30.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Northolt West

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

Tenure

Owned44%
1,713 households
Social rented31.1%
1,212 households
Private rented22.3%
870 households
Shared ownership1.8%
69 households
Lives rent free0.8%
33 households
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement41.1%
1,601 households
Semi-detached29.2%
1,138 households
Terraced21.8%
851 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
159 households
Detached3.1%
120 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
1,755 households
No cars or vans in household30.7%
1,196 households
2 cars or vans in household19.1%
746 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
200 households
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.9%
1,634 households
3 bedrooms35%
1,364 households
1 bedroom12.5%
489 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
410 households
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.9%
2,492 households
One-person household22.1%
862 households
Other household types14%
545 households
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.4%
991 households
1 person in household22.1%
862 households
3 people in household20.6%
802 households
4 people in household17.5%
682 households
5 people in household8.3%
324 households
6 people in household3.5%
135 households
7 people in household1.4%
56 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
44 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.7%
2,320 residents
15–2920.3%
2,274 residents
30–4422.6%
2,533 residents
45–6424.9%
2,793 residents
65 and over11.5%
1,289 residents
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White40.5%
4,543 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.9%
3,128 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.3%
1,832 residents
Other ethnic group9.9%
1,104 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
601 residents
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34%
2,973 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.9%
1,911 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
942 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
5,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
3,345 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.9%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.7%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.3%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
5,449 residents
Good health34.7%
3,885 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,307 residents
Bad health3.8%
422 residents
Very bad health1.3%
146 residents
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
9,742 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,467 residents
Northolt West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.1%
1,524 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,436 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
711 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
209 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Northolt 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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