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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000305

Palmers Green West

Palmers Green West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,878 residents in Enfield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Enfield
8,878

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,452

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,238.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.1%

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.

Church End, Barnet6,962 residents · 46.1% owned · 37.1% no carSt Mary's, Ealing9,250 residents · 49.4% owned · 36.5% no carSouth Ealing, Ealing6,761 residents · 54.3% owned · 36.5% no carEast Finchley, Barnet9,849 residents · 50.7% owned · 36.8% no carWhetstone East, Barnet9,089 residents · 59.6% owned · 26.7% no carHanwell, Ealing8,151 residents · 51.3% owned · 35.7% no car

Most similar within Enfield

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Broomfield Park, Enfield11,303 residents · 47.9% owned · 40.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Palmers Green West

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

Tenure

Owned58.9%
2,032 households
Private rented36.8%
1,271 households
Social rented3.9%
134 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits31.8%
1,097 households
Terraced24.8%
856 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.5%
707 households
Semi-detached15.9%
548 households
Detached3%
105 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
89 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
50 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.2%
1,732 households
No cars or vans in household28.7%
991 households
2 cars or vans in household17.1%
591 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
139 households
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms29.5%
1,019 households
4 or more bedrooms26.8%
927 households
1 bedroom21.9%
757 households
3 bedrooms21.7%
750 households
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
2,137 households
One-person household26.7%
924 households
Other household types11.4%
395 households
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.4%
1,048 households
1 person in household26.8%
924 households
3 people in household19.9%
688 households
4 people in household15.6%
538 households
5 people in household4.4%
151 households
6 people in household1.8%
61 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
25 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,485 residents
15–2915.6%
1,380 residents
30–4425.8%
2,286 residents
45–6427.7%
2,462 residents
65 and over14.2%
1,261 residents
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.8%
6,282 residents
Other ethnic group9%
802 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8%
711 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%
562 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
521 residents
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.1%
3,593 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.1%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.9%
724 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.2%
4,842 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.7%
2,316 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,708 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.5%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%
4,686 residents
Good health33.5%
2,973 residents
Fair health10.2%
906 residents
Bad health2.7%
239 residents
Very bad health0.8%
71 residents
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
7,809 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
1,068 residents
Palmers Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%
1,778 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,129 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Palmers Green West · 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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