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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000295

Oakwood Park & Highlands

Oakwood Park & Highlands is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,691 residents in Enfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Enfield
8,691

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,350

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,363.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.0%

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.

Friern Barnet, Barnet10,719 residents · 59.3% owned · 26.0% no carWhetstone East, Barnet9,089 residents · 59.6% owned · 26.7% no carNew Barnet West, Barnet6,533 residents · 64.0% owned · 22.7% no carBrunswick Park Road, Barnet8,891 residents · 62.7% owned · 25.3% no carMill Hill East, Barnet9,139 residents · 61.5% owned · 22.1% no carCopthall & Downage, Barnet10,283 residents · 64.0% owned · 19.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oakwood Park & Highlands

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

Tenure

Owned63.4%
2,124 households
Private rented25.9%
868 households
Social rented9.3%
310 households
Shared ownership1.4%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.6%
1,327 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.9%
1,235 households
Terraced9.9%
331 households
Detached7.3%
245 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4%
133 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.4%
1,622 households
No cars or vans in household22.5%
754 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
720 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
254 households
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37%
1,239 households
3 bedrooms26.5%
888 households
4 or more bedrooms26.4%
883 households
1 bedroom10.1%
340 households
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,119 households
One-person household27.7%
929 households
Other household types9.1%
304 households
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.8%
930 households
2 people in household27.3%
914 households
3 people in household19.3%
646 households
4 people in household17.5%
587 households
5 people in household4.9%
165 households
6 people in household1.5%
50 households
7 people in household1.4%
46 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,693 residents
15–2914.8%
1,283 residents
30–4423.2%
2,015 residents
45–6426.2%
2,281 residents
65 and over16.3%
1,419 residents
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.6%
5,358 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14%
1,220 residents
Other ethnic group10.8%
940 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.9%
600 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
576 residents
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46%
3,172 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.2%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
793 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
4,115 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
2,675 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,536 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
984 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
4,706 residents
Good health31.2%
2,714 residents
Fair health10.9%
943 residents
Bad health3%
260 residents
Very bad health0.8%
67 residents
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
7,595 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
1,096 residents
Oakwood Park & Highlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.4%
1,757 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,103 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
361 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
121 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Oakwood Park & Highlands · 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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