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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000263

Southall West

Southall West is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,706 residents in Ealing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ealing
13,706

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,646

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,096.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.4%

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.

Cranford, Hounslow10,109 residents · 42.1% owned · 29.8% no carBelgrave South, Leicester11,228 residents · 44.3% owned · 44.1% no carIlford South East, Redbridge9,840 residents · 48.4% owned · 31.6% no carPlashet East, Newham10,027 residents · 44.4% owned · 40.9% no carAlperton East, Brent11,293 residents · 46.1% owned · 40.9% no carWexham Road, Slough8,081 residents · 47.3% owned · 22.3% no car

Most similar within Ealing

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Southall Green West, Ealing8,295 residents · 45.8% owned · 32.5% no carSouthall Park, Ealing9,835 residents · 46.0% owned · 37.9% no carNorwood Green South, Ealing8,170 residents · 41.8% owned · 36.3% no carSouthall Green East, Ealing7,343 residents · 35.5% owned · 48.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Southall West

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

Tenure

Owned44.2%
1,611 households
Private rented35.9%
1,310 households
Social rented17.5%
637 households
Shared ownership2.2%
80 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.4%
1,510 households
Semi-detached21.5%
784 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.7%
646 households
Detached8.7%
319 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.9%
288 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
58 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
13 households
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household39.3%
1,433 households
1 car or van in household38.1%
1,390 households
2 cars or vans in household16.4%
598 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
225 households
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.5%
1,732 households
4 or more bedrooms22.8%
832 households
2 bedrooms18%
656 households
1 bedroom11.7%
426 households
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.1%
1,974 households
Other household types28.5%
1,040 households
One-person household17.4%
633 households
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

4 people in household18.5%
675 households
1 person in household17.4%
633 households
2 people in household15.9%
580 households
3 people in household15.4%
560 households
5 people in household15%
547 households
6 people in household7.4%
270 households
8 or more people in household6%
217 households
7 people in household4.5%
163 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
2,661 residents
15–2921.3%
2,913 residents
30–4422.6%
3,095 residents
45–6425.5%
3,499 residents
65 and over11.2%
1,534 residents
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh78.8%
10,792 residents
Other ethnic group8.6%
1,173 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.2%
981 residents
White4%
546 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
212 residents
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.6%
3,315 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.4%
2,651 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
1,357 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.1%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.9%
1,181 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications7.6%
820 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
5,891 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
4,650 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.5%
2,333 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.4%
2,213 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.8%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
6,642 residents
Good health34.5%
4,735 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,652 residents
Bad health3.9%
528 residents
Very bad health1.1%
150 residents
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.2%
12,093 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.8%
1,613 residents
Southall West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.7%
1,446 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension26.5%
968 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.6%
934 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%
280 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Southall 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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