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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000282

Enfield Wash

Enfield Wash is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,951 residents in Enfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Enfield
9,951

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,468

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,877

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.9%

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.

Tottenham Bruce Castle Park, Haringey6,472 residents · 27.2% owned · 48.0% no carSt Raphaels, Brent9,630 residents · 19.6% owned · 46.5% no carRoundway, Haringey6,864 residents · 35.0% owned · 44.4% no carNorthumberland Park, Haringey7,518 residents · 22.2% owned · 57.4% no carCuckoo Park, Ealing10,344 residents · 39.4% owned · 38.0% no carDollis Hill, Brent9,973 residents · 38.9% owned · 38.5% no car

Most similar within Enfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Upper Edmonton West, Enfield9,645 residents · 27.3% owned · 45.9% no carHaslebury South, Enfield8,366 residents · 34.7% owned · 42.8% no carLower Edmonton South, Enfield10,221 residents · 31.9% owned · 44.1% no carTurkey Street, Enfield9,430 residents · 38.0% owned · 33.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Enfield Wash

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

Tenure

Social rented35.2%
1,221 households
Private rented31.9%
1,106 households
Owned31.6%
1,095 households
Lives rent free0.7%
23 households
Shared ownership0.7%
23 households
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement48%
1,666 households
Terraced23.2%
803 households
Semi-detached16.8%
581 households
Detached4.4%
154 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.4%
153 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.8%
96 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,462 households
No cars or vans in household38.4%
1,330 households
2 cars or vans in household14.4%
498 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
177 households
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.9%
1,418 households
2 bedrooms32.5%
1,126 households
1 bedroom18.6%
644 households
4 or more bedrooms8%
279 households
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
2,280 households
One-person household24.9%
863 households
Other household types9.4%
326 households
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household24.9%
863 households
2 people in household23.3%
809 households
3 people in household20.6%
715 households
4 people in household16.3%
564 households
5 people in household8.4%
292 households
6 people in household3.2%
112 households
7 people in household2%
68 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
43 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.9%
2,577 residents
15–2921.7%
2,159 residents
30–4420.2%
2,011 residents
45–6423.4%
2,324 residents
65 and over8.8%
879 residents
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.3%
4,207 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African28.3%
2,818 residents
Other ethnic group14.7%
1,460 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%
904 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
563 residents
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.3%
2,099 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above25.9%
1,851 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.5%
3,691 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
3,237 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.8%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.2%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.3%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
4,981 residents
Good health31.5%
3,135 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,208 residents
Bad health4.7%
463 residents
Very bad health1.6%
164 residents
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
8,437 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,514 residents
Enfield Wash · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.3%
1,363 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.9%
1,036 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.5%
745 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
280 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%
42 households
Enfield Wash · 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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