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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000418

Hornsey West

Hornsey West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,431 residents in Haringey. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Haringey
5,431

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,208

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,615

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

68.1%

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.

Pitshanger, Ealing6,483 residents · 69.7% owned · 22.7% no carHerne Hill & Dulwich Park, Southwark8,559 residents · 68.5% owned · 25.8% no carTeddington North, Richmond upon Thames7,110 residents · 68.5% owned · 20.7% no carElthorne Park, Ealing6,713 residents · 71.7% owned · 24.8% no carEast Dulwich, Southwark8,296 residents · 57.7% owned · 35.4% no carCottenham Park, Merton8,235 residents · 69.7% owned · 20.0% no car

Most similar within Haringey

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Alexandra Park, Haringey6,474 residents · 68.6% owned · 27.1% no carFortis Green & Coldfall, Haringey7,763 residents · 54.8% owned · 34.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hornsey West

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

Tenure

Owned68.2%
1,505 households
Private rented19.4%
428 households
Social rented11%
243 households
Shared ownership1.3%
28 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.5%
1,004 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.6%
478 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.6%
432 households
Semi-detached10.7%
237 households
Detached1.4%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household53.2%
1,174 households
No cars or vans in household31.4%
693 households
2 cars or vans in household13.9%
308 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
33 households
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.8%
878 households
2 bedrooms23.9%
527 households
3 bedrooms21.6%
476 households
1 bedroom14.8%
327 households
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
1,468 households
One-person household23.7%
525 households
Other household types9.9%
218 households
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
795 households
1 person in household23.9%
528 households
3 people in household18%
397 households
4 people in household16.6%
367 households
5 people in household4.3%
96 households
6 people in household0.9%
19 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
932 residents
15–2913.6%
738 residents
30–4422.1%
1,197 residents
45–6429.4%
1,594 residents
65 and over17.8%
967 residents
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.9%
4,281 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%
351 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%
293 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
263 residents
Other ethnic group4.4%
241 residents
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above68.1%
3,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.3%
457 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.3%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.6%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.4%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.2%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.7%
2,920 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.9%
1,462 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.3%
1,349 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.6%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
276 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
240 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.2%
188 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4%
176 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.7%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.4%
3,169 residents
Good health28.8%
1,566 residents
Fair health9.2%
497 residents
Bad health2.7%
145 residents
Very bad health1%
54 residents
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
4,699 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
732 residents
Hornsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.1%
1,306 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.8%
637 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
215 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Hornsey 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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