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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000296

Southgate

Southgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,343 residents in Enfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Enfield
10,343

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,040

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,739.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.9%

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.

Colney Hatch, Barnet10,524 residents · 47.2% owned · 34.4% no carWoodside Park, Barnet8,530 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.1% no carNorthwood, Hillingdon10,417 residents · 53.6% owned · 23.1% no carFallow Corner, Barnet10,380 residents · 47.5% owned · 33.4% no carWhetstone East, Barnet9,089 residents · 59.6% owned · 26.7% no carNew Barnet Town & East Barnet, Barnet9,677 residents · 56.6% owned · 25.5% no car

Most similar within Enfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Enfield Town South & Bush Hill Park, Enfield10,162 residents · 47.7% owned · 36.6% no carNew Southgate & Arnos Grove, Enfield8,759 residents · 49.4% owned · 34.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Southgate

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

Tenure

Owned47.7%
1,926 households
Private rented41.9%
1,694 households
Social rented9.6%
388 households
Shared ownership0.7%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement53.2%
2,148 households
Terraced18.7%
756 households
Semi-detached17.4%
701 households
Detached5.2%
212 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
126 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
76 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.3%
1,910 households
No cars or vans in household32.5%
1,312 households
2 cars or vans in household16%
647 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
169 households
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.1%
1,702 households
3 bedrooms26.6%
1,073 households
1 bedroom16.4%
662 households
4 or more bedrooms14.9%
603 households
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.1%
2,430 households
One-person household29.1%
1,175 households
Other household types10.8%
435 households
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.1%
1,175 households
2 people in household27.8%
1,125 households
3 people in household19.2%
776 households
4 people in household16%
645 households
5 people in household5%
202 households
6 people in household1.6%
64 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
30 households
7 people in household0.6%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,954 residents
15–2916.4%
1,697 residents
30–4425.3%
2,616 residents
45–6424%
2,485 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,590 residents
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.3%
6,444 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.3%
1,578 residents
Other ethnic group10.6%
1,096 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.2%
644 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
581 residents
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.9%
3,544 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,684 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
599 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
4,960 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
3,117 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,585 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.4%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
5,222 residents
Good health33.4%
3,456 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,194 residents
Bad health3.6%
369 residents
Very bad health1%
101 residents
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
8,853 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,490 residents
Southgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.8%
1,891 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,416 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
604 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
127 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Southgate · 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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