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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000279

Enfield Lock

Enfield Lock is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,320 residents in Enfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Enfield
12,320

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,419

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,724.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.3%

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.

Northolt South, Ealing9,306 residents · 31.7% owned · 35.5% no carDollis Hill, Brent9,973 residents · 38.9% owned · 38.5% no carGrahame Park, Barnet10,532 residents · 26.9% owned · 38.6% no carLonesome, Merton9,323 residents · 49.1% owned · 34.1% no carGreenford West, Ealing11,155 residents · 44.3% owned · 28.9% no carMitcham West, Merton10,035 residents · 36.0% owned · 42.9% no car

Most similar within Enfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Carterhatch & Forty Hall, Enfield9,653 residents · 49.9% owned · 27.1% no carLower Edmonton South, Enfield10,221 residents · 31.9% owned · 44.1% no carLower Edmonton North, Enfield9,495 residents · 39.9% owned · 42.4% no carBrimsdown & Ponders End, Enfield6,682 residents · 33.1% owned · 41.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Enfield Lock

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

Tenure

Owned37.7%
1,667 households
Private rented32.1%
1,420 households
Social rented25.3%
1,120 households
Shared ownership4.6%
202 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37%
1,634 households
Terraced32.6%
1,439 households
Semi-detached17.4%
767 households
Detached7.8%
345 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
157 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.2%
2,084 households
No cars or vans in household31.6%
1,396 households
2 cars or vans in household16.7%
737 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
198 households
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37%
1,632 households
2 bedrooms32%
1,412 households
1 bedroom19.5%
859 households
4 or more bedrooms11.6%
512 households
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,864 households
One-person household24.7%
1,089 households
Other household types10.4%
460 households
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25%
1,103 households
1 person in household24.7%
1,089 households
3 people in household21.3%
942 households
4 people in household15.8%
699 households
5 people in household7.5%
329 households
6 people in household3.2%
143 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
65 households
7 people in household1%
44 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.9%
3,064 residents
15–2921.2%
2,611 residents
30–4422.1%
2,720 residents
45–6424.2%
2,977 residents
65 and over7.7%
950 residents
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41.1%
5,063 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African30.7%
3,780 residents
Other ethnic group13.6%
1,669 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.4%
917 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
886 residents
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.3%
2,933 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.9%
2,264 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,270 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
5,377 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.6%
3,415 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.8%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
953 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
882 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
6,136 residents
Good health34%
4,187 residents
Fair health11.2%
1,375 residents
Bad health3.7%
454 residents
Very bad health1.3%
166 residents
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
10,638 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,682 residents
Enfield Lock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.7%
1,665 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,581 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
841 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
300 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
29 households
Enfield Lock · 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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