Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000417

Muswell Hill South

Muswell Hill South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,558 residents in Haringey. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Haringey
6,558

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,865

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,187.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

67.9%

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.

Chiswick North East, Hounslow8,640 residents · 52.0% owned · 36.9% no carBlackheath Standard & Village, Greenwich6,242 residents · 51.0% owned · 36.0% no carTwickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames7,147 residents · 59.2% owned · 29.2% no carEast Finchley, Barnet9,849 residents · 50.7% owned · 36.8% no carPutney West, Wandsworth8,867 residents · 53.2% owned · 39.5% no carChiswick South West, Hounslow8,402 residents · 52.8% owned · 33.4% no car

Most similar within Haringey

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Muswell Hill North, Haringey6,418 residents · 57.3% owned · 36.8% no carHighgate Wood, Haringey6,492 residents · 53.5% owned · 37.8% no carCrouch End West, Haringey6,793 residents · 52.3% owned · 43.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Muswell Hill South

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

Tenure

Owned56.5%
1,619 households
Private rented34.2%
980 households
Social rented8.6%
245 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits30.9%
885 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.3%
813 households
Terraced19%
546 households
Semi-detached14.5%
417 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
87 households
Detached2.9%
83 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.1%
1,322 households
No cars or vans in household38.4%
1,100 households
2 cars or vans in household12.7%
365 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.8%
81 households
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.4%
900 households
4 or more bedrooms27.9%
799 households
1 bedroom23.2%
664 households
3 bedrooms17.6%
504 households
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
1,667 households
One-person household33.2%
951 households
Other household types8.7%
249 households
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.2%
951 households
2 people in household32.8%
941 households
3 people in household15.6%
447 households
4 people in household13.1%
377 households
5 people in household4.4%
125 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,044 residents
15–2916%
1,051 residents
30–4424.2%
1,587 residents
45–6427.2%
1,781 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,096 residents
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.7%
5,093 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.5%
493 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
414 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
280 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%
278 residents
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above67.9%
3,697 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10%
542 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.2%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.9%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.6%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.6%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.4%
3,666 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31%
1,686 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.8%
1,569 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.3%
1,539 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.1%
222 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4%
217 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.2%
3,813 residents
Good health29.9%
1,958 residents
Fair health8.6%
565 residents
Bad health2.6%
170 residents
Very bad health0.8%
50 residents
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
5,697 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
859 residents
Muswell Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.7%
1,684 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
871 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
247 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Muswell Hill 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Haringey

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.