Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000259

Brent Valley

Brent Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,584 residents in Ealing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ealing
6,584

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,398

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,151.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.8%

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.

Roding, Redbridge13,088 residents · 60.2% owned · 24.6% no carNew Malden East, Kingston upon Thames9,242 residents · 61.5% owned · 28.2% no carWhetstone East, Barnet9,089 residents · 59.6% owned · 26.7% no carNew Barnet Town & East Barnet, Barnet9,677 residents · 56.6% owned · 25.5% no carHighams Park East, Waltham Forest10,493 residents · 68.0% owned · 23.2% no carNew Malden West, Kingston upon Thames8,489 residents · 70.7% owned · 21.4% no car

Most similar within Ealing

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Elthorne Park, Ealing6,713 residents · 71.7% owned · 24.8% no carHanwell, Ealing8,151 residents · 51.3% owned · 35.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brent Valley

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

Tenure

Owned58.9%
1,412 households
Private rented28.9%
694 households
Social rented10.3%
247 households
Shared ownership1.7%
41 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached29.1%
696 households
Terraced25.7%
615 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.3%
509 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.6%
350 households
Detached6.9%
165 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.3%
1,205 households
No cars or vans in household28.1%
672 households
2 cars or vans in household18%
431 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%
87 households
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.3%
797 households
4 or more bedrooms29.4%
705 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
617 households
1 bedroom11.5%
276 households
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%
1,617 households
One-person household20.8%
498 households
Other household types11.7%
279 households
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.7%
687 households
3 people in household21.5%
515 households
1 person in household20.8%
499 households
4 people in household19.2%
461 households
5 people in household5.9%
142 households
6 people in household2.2%
53 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
20 households
7 people in household0.8%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,327 residents
15–2917%
1,119 residents
30–4422.6%
1,487 residents
45–6427.4%
1,806 residents
65 and over12.8%
846 residents
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.4%
4,173 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.7%
904 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.7%
571 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.3%
480 residents
Other ethnic group6.9%
457 residents
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.8%
2,621 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
676 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.5%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.7%
3,440 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.6%
1,628 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.7%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.7%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
371 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.1%
3,629 residents
Good health31.8%
2,092 residents
Fair health10%
657 residents
Bad health2.3%
151 residents
Very bad health0.8%
55 residents
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.6%
5,768 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.4%
817 residents
Brent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.9%
1,244 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
821 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
269 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
60 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Brent Valley · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Ealing

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.