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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000412

Wood Green South

Wood Green South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,322 residents in Haringey. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Haringey
7,322

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,870

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,491.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.2%

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.

Harlesden, Brent13,578 residents · 22.2% owned · 60.7% no carCentral Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no carOld Oak & Wormwood, Hammersmith and Fulham9,984 residents · 20.7% owned · 62.4% no carHackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no carRoundwood Park, Brent8,549 residents · 20.8% owned · 58.4% no carCricklewood Anson Road, Brent10,939 residents · 32.9% owned · 56.5% no car

Most similar within Haringey

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tottenham Green West, Haringey7,988 residents · 28.6% owned · 62.5% no carBruce Grove North, Haringey7,605 residents · 26.4% owned · 61.7% no carBowes Park, Haringey7,907 residents · 30.7% owned · 54.3% no carDownhills Park, Haringey7,242 residents · 38.3% owned · 58.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wood Green South

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

Tenure

Private rented36.4%
1,045 households
Social rented34.7%
995 households
Owned25.3%
725 households
Shared ownership3.4%
97 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.1%
1,352 households
Terraced20%
573 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits18.9%
544 households
Semi-detached6.9%
199 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.7%
105 households
Detached2.7%
77 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65.3%
1,873 households
1 car or van in household28%
804 households
2 cars or vans in household6%
173 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
20 households
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom34.3%
985 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
865 households
3 bedrooms22.7%
653 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
368 households
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.1%
1,409 households
One-person household33.8%
969 households
Other household types17.1%
492 households
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.8%
969 households
2 people in household28.8%
827 households
3 people in household16.8%
481 households
4 people in household11.1%
318 households
5 people in household5.2%
149 households
6 people in household2.3%
65 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
37 households
7 people in household0.8%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
934 residents
15–2923.8%
1,747 residents
30–4429.7%
2,178 residents
45–6424.4%
1,789 residents
65 and over9.3%
678 residents
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White48.7%
3,566 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.3%
1,561 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.9%
946 residents
Other ethnic group11%
807 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
443 residents
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.2%
2,596 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
823 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.4%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%
3,910 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.4%
2,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.7%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.2%
895 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.6%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.4%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
3,476 residents
Good health33.8%
2,472 residents
Fair health12.3%
900 residents
Bad health4.6%
338 residents
Very bad health1.9%
137 residents
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
6,144 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,179 residents
Wood Green South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,051 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.5%
989 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
598 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
30 households
Wood Green South · 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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