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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000286

Chase Farm & The Ridgeway

Chase Farm & The Ridgeway is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,688 residents in Enfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Enfield
8,688

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,002

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,235.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.9%

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.

Hadley Wood, Barnet8,582 residents · 57.1% owned · 25.9% no carBeckenham East & Kelsey Park, Bromley8,502 residents · 66.4% owned · 25.2% no carSnaresbrook, Redbridge12,306 residents · 59.5% owned · 31.7% no carShortlands Bromley Road, Bromley8,400 residents · 68.6% owned · 21.3% no carEpsom Town, Epsom and Ewell8,199 residents · 54.4% owned · 30.1% no carWoodside Park, Barnet8,530 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.1% no car

Most similar within Enfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chase Side, Enfield8,741 residents · 61.6% owned · 27.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chase Farm & The Ridgeway

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

Tenure

Owned65.8%
2,632 households
Private rented27.3%
1,092 households
Social rented6.6%
263 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement52.4%
2,096 households
Semi-detached17%
681 households
Terraced12.9%
515 households
Detached12.8%
511 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
145 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.4%
2,017 households
No cars or vans in household24.3%
974 households
2 cars or vans in household20%
800 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
210 households
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.3%
1,450 households
1 bedroom22.2%
888 households
4 or more bedrooms21%
840 households
3 bedrooms20.5%
822 households
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
2,325 households
One-person household36.8%
1,475 households
Other household types5.1%
203 households
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.9%
1,475 households
2 people in household32%
1,278 households
3 people in household15.4%
617 households
4 people in household11.3%
452 households
5 people in household3.5%
139 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,529 residents
15–2913.1%
1,140 residents
30–4422.9%
1,988 residents
45–6425.5%
2,219 residents
65 and over20.8%
1,810 residents
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.8%
6,239 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
718 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7%
607 residents
Other ethnic group6.7%
586 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
539 residents
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.9%
3,246 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
577 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.8%
4,304 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
2,684 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,783 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,434 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.5%
4,566 residents
Good health33.2%
2,884 residents
Fair health10.7%
927 residents
Bad health2.6%
230 residents
Very bad health0.9%
82 residents
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
7,521 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,167 residents
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.5%
2,099 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,317 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
464 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
108 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Chase Farm & The Ridgeway · 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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