Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000302

Palmers Green East

Palmers Green East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,668 residents in Enfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Enfield

8,668

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,114

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,485.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Palmers Green East

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

Tenure

Owned66%

2,054 households

Private rented22.4%

696 households

Social rented11.4%

354 households

Shared ownership0.3%

8 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.1%

1,342 households

Semi-detached30.7%

956 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.8%

524 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.3%

197 households

Detached2.5%

79 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

10 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

7 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%

1,425 households

2 cars or vans in household23.5%

731 households

No cars or vans in household22.8%

710 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8%

248 households

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.5%

1,605 households

4 or more bedrooms22.3%

694 households

2 bedrooms16.1%

500 households

1 bedroom10.1%

315 households

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%

1,958 households

One-person household24.2%

753 households

Other household types13%

404 households

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.9%

840 households

1 person in household24.1%

752 households

3 people in household18.5%

578 households

4 people in household18.2%

567 households

5 people in household7%

217 households

6 people in household2.1%

65 households

7 people in household1.9%

59 households

8 or more people in household1.3%

39 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%

1,593 residents

15–2916.7%

1,452 residents

30–4421.5%

1,864 residents

45–6426.6%

2,305 residents

65 and over16.8%

1,455 residents

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.2%

4,961 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.6%

1,092 residents

Other ethnic group12.2%

1,059 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.8%

1,027 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%

528 residents

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.2%

2,668 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications21.3%

1,489 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.6%

950 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications10.3%

717 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%

655 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4%

279 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.3%

234 residents aged 16 and over

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%

4,192 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.4%

2,683 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

119 residents aged 16 and over

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%

1,381 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%

1,059 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%

884 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%

824 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%

754 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.4%

657 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%

647 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students7%

488 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%

300 residents aged 16 and over

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%

4,373 residents

Good health34.1%

2,956 residents

Fair health10.9%

948 residents

Bad health3.7%

317 residents

Very bad health0.8%

72 residents

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%

7,553 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%

1,115 residents

Palmers Green East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.5%

1,416 households

Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%

1,124 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%

455 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%

112 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

7 households

Palmers Green East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000302

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Palmers Green East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Palmers Green East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.