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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000270

South Acton

South Acton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,607 residents in Ealing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ealing
9,607

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,116

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,064.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

54.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.0%

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.

Hornsey East, Haringey8,453 residents · 32.2% owned · 53.9% no carBlackhorse Road, Waltham Forest12,903 residents · 38.3% owned · 56.2% no carBermondsey East, Southwark11,896 residents · 21.2% owned · 67.4% no carKew Bridge & Gunnersbury Park, Hounslow5,413 residents · 29.0% owned · 40.1% no carSilwood & Pepys, Lewisham12,606 residents · 23.2% owned · 63.1% no carHaggerston West & Kingsland Basin, Hackney13,458 residents · 17.1% owned · 70.3% 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 South Acton

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

Tenure

Social rented33.6%
1,381 households
Owned32.9%
1,353 households
Private rented26.8%
1,104 households
Shared ownership6.5%
268 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement69.8%
2,872 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.9%
574 households
Terraced8%
331 households
Semi-detached4%
164 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
70 households
Detached1.2%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
20 households
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household54.6%
2,249 households
1 car or van in household38%
1,563 households
2 cars or vans in household6.2%
257 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
47 households
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.1%
1,692 households
1 bedroom34%
1,400 households
3 bedrooms16.8%
693 households
4 or more bedrooms8%
331 households
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.9%
2,302 households
One-person household33.7%
1,389 households
Other household types10.3%
425 households
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.7%
1,389 households
2 people in household30.7%
1,263 households
3 people in household16.4%
676 households
4 people in household12%
494 households
5 people in household4.1%
169 households
6 people in household1.9%
78 households
7 people in household0.6%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,762 residents
15–2921.4%
2,057 residents
30–4431.3%
3,007 residents
45–6420.8%
1,999 residents
65 and over8.1%
777 residents
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51.2%
4,916 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.3%
1,859 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.3%
1,282 residents
Other ethnic group10.4%
999 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
552 residents
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53%
4,118 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.4%
656 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
247 residents aged 16 and over
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.2%
5,298 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.3%
2,280 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
191 residents aged 16 and over
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,718 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,526 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.5%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.3%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
267 residents aged 16 and over
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.7%
5,451 residents
Good health29.3%
2,818 residents
Fair health9.1%
877 residents
Bad health3.4%
330 residents
Very bad health1.4%
130 residents
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
8,404 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,203 residents
South Acton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
2,035 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
1,272 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
591 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
197 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
South 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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