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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000276

South Ealing

South Ealing is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,761 residents in Ealing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ealing
6,761

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,724

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,035.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.6%

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.

Wimbledon Broadway North, Merton7,355 residents · 53.0% owned · 38.0% no carSouth Woodford High Road, Redbridge12,393 residents · 57.6% owned · 28.5% no carLee, Lewisham6,861 residents · 60.5% owned · 32.5% no carEast Finchley, Barnet9,849 residents · 50.7% owned · 36.8% no carWimbledon Chase, Merton8,214 residents · 63.7% owned · 30.8% no carDulwich Hill, Southwark9,497 residents · 49.9% owned · 41.4% no car

Most similar within Ealing

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Northfields, Ealing8,167 residents · 59.9% owned · 32.8% no carSt Mary's, Ealing9,250 residents · 49.4% owned · 36.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Ealing

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

Tenure

Owned54.3%
1,479 households
Private rented34.1%
930 households
Social rented10.9%
298 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.1%
983 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.1%
684 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.4%
584 households
Semi-detached12.2%
332 households
Detached2.3%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
58 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household51.1%
1,391 households
No cars or vans in household36.5%
995 households
2 cars or vans in household10.4%
284 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
54 households
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms28%
764 households
3 bedrooms26%
709 households
4 or more bedrooms25.8%
704 households
1 bedroom20.1%
547 households
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
1,668 households
One-person household26%
707 households
Other household types12.8%
349 households
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
848 households
1 person in household26%
707 households
3 people in household20.8%
566 households
4 people in household16.1%
439 households
5 people in household4.3%
117 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,287 residents
15–2917.1%
1,159 residents
30–4426.9%
1,823 residents
45–6425.5%
1,728 residents
65 and over11.4%
768 residents
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.4%
4,759 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.5%
778 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7%
475 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
453 residents
Other ethnic group4.4%
297 residents
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.6%
3,287 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.2%
663 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.1%
549 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.3%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.1%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
106 residents aged 16 and over
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.5%
3,767 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.1%
1,521 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
133 residents aged 16 and over
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.5%
1,434 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
213 residents aged 16 and over
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.5%
3,818 residents
Good health32.4%
2,192 residents
Fair health8.4%
568 residents
Bad health2%
136 residents
Very bad health0.7%
46 residents
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.8%
6,006 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.2%
755 residents
South Ealing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.5%
1,593 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.7%
782 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.1%
275 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
South Ealing · 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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