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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000262

Acton Central

Acton Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,348 residents in Ealing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ealing
9,348

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,946

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13,214.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.1%

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.

Willesden Green, Brent8,996 residents · 29.4% owned · 59.8% no carBowes Park, Haringey7,907 residents · 30.7% owned · 54.3% no carAskew, Hammersmith and Fulham7,795 residents · 28.2% owned · 58.6% no carKilburn West, Brent9,014 residents · 31.0% owned · 62.1% no carCricklewood Anson Road, Brent10,939 residents · 32.9% owned · 56.5% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no car

Most similar within Ealing

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Ealing, Ealing11,232 residents · 39.5% owned · 47.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Acton Central

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

Tenure

Private rented39.6%
1,563 households
Owned35.1%
1,384 households
Social rented23.3%
919 households
Shared ownership1.8%
72 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.9%
1,573 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits28.1%
1,110 households
Semi-detached13.4%
529 households
Terraced11.3%
446 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.4%
135 households
Detached2.7%
108 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52%
2,051 households
1 car or van in household38.1%
1,505 households
2 cars or vans in household8.4%
332 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
58 households
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.9%
1,377 households
1 bedroom32.3%
1,274 households
4 or more bedrooms17.3%
684 households
3 bedrooms15.5%
611 households
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53%
2,092 households
One-person household34.7%
1,368 households
Other household types12.3%
486 households
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.7%
1,368 households
2 people in household29.3%
1,155 households
3 people in household16.2%
639 households
4 people in household12.2%
481 households
5 people in household4.6%
180 households
6 people in household1.8%
71 households
7 people in household0.8%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,662 residents
15–2921.3%
1,994 residents
30–4426%
2,432 residents
45–6424.9%
2,323 residents
65 and over10%
934 residents
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White58.7%
5,489 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.7%
1,096 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.4%
1,067 residents
Other ethnic group10.6%
990 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.6%
706 residents
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.1%
3,959 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
942 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.7%
585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.5%
5,046 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.5%
2,316 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,686 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,333 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
925 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55%
5,141 residents
Good health30.2%
2,824 residents
Fair health10%
937 residents
Bad health3.5%
330 residents
Very bad health1.2%
116 residents
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
8,064 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,284 residents
Acton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.1%
1,820 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,313 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
599 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
193 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
Acton Central · 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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