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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000252

North Acton

North Acton is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,238 residents in Ealing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ealing
12,238

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,410

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,828.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

56.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.3%

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.

Uxbridge West, Hillingdon10,555 residents · 40.7% owned · 35.7% no carTottenham Lea Valley, Haringey11,429 residents · 30.5% owned · 58.2% no carOld Oak & Wormwood, Hammersmith and Fulham9,984 residents · 20.7% owned · 62.4% no carNewtown & Nicholstown, Southampton11,609 residents · 22.4% owned · 48.8% no carEdgbaston North, Birmingham9,976 residents · 37.7% owned · 38.2% no carKingston East & Norbiton West, Kingston upon Thames10,313 residents · 39.9% owned · 42.5% no car

Most similar within Ealing

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Acton, Ealing12,653 residents · 32.3% owned · 53.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Acton

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

Tenure

Private rented47%
2,071 households
Owned27.6%
1,218 households
Social rented21.6%
951 households
Shared ownership3.7%
162 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement53.4%
2,357 households
Terraced16.9%
744 households
Semi-detached13.6%
598 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11%
485 households
Detached2.7%
121 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
63 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
17 households
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household56.8%
2,506 households
1 car or van in household33.7%
1,488 households
2 cars or vans in household7.8%
344 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
72 households
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom34.6%
1,525 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
1,266 households
3 bedrooms23.4%
1,033 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
586 households
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.3%
2,175 households
One-person household37.2%
1,640 households
Other household types13.5%
595 households
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.3%
1,643 households
2 people in household28.3%
1,247 households
3 people in household14.7%
647 households
4 people in household10.5%
462 households
5 people in household5.4%
237 households
6 people in household2.3%
103 households
7 people in household0.9%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,663 residents
15–2936.4%
4,457 residents
30–4423.3%
2,847 residents
45–6418.2%
2,227 residents
65 and over8.5%
1,043 residents
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White45.8%
5,609 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.6%
2,278 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.8%
1,928 residents
Other ethnic group13%
1,590 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
835 residents
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.3%
4,218 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications23.7%
2,478 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
1,596 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.9%
824 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
635 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
337 residents aged 16 and over
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.2%
5,467 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
4,304 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.6%
696 residents aged 16 and over
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students26.6%
2,785 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,560 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.4%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
484 residents aged 16 and over
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.3%
6,396 residents
Good health34%
4,167 residents
Fair health10.2%
1,243 residents
Bad health2.6%
317 residents
Very bad health0.9%
115 residents
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
10,736 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,502 residents
North Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,869 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,607 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
693 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
218 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
North Acton · 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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