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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000434

Canons Park

Canons Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,848 residents in Harrow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Harrow
9,848

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,638

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,017.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.2%

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.

Edgware East, Barnet11,244 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.6% no carWhetstone East, Barnet9,089 residents · 59.6% owned · 26.7% no carOakleigh Park, Barnet8,331 residents · 66.3% owned · 21.4% no carCopthall & Downage, Barnet10,283 residents · 64.0% owned · 19.2% no carFairlop, Redbridge14,594 residents · 61.4% owned · 22.2% no carBrentford West & Osterley Park, Hounslow8,558 residents · 57.0% owned · 21.9% no car

Most similar within Harrow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pinner Green, Harrow7,481 residents · 59.7% owned · 20.7% no carPinner Road, Harrow8,386 residents · 53.9% owned · 29.5% no carRayners Lane North, Harrow7,059 residents · 62.5% owned · 23.7% no carHatch End South, Harrow8,548 residents · 56.1% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Canons Park

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

Tenure

Owned58.8%
2,140 households
Private rented29.8%
1,083 households
Social rented8.5%
310 households
Shared ownership2.7%
100 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.4%
1,434 households
Semi-detached34.1%
1,240 households
Detached16%
584 households
Terraced5.1%
187 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
133 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
1,680 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
883 households
No cars or vans in household22.2%
807 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
268 households
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms30.2%
1,099 households
4 or more bedrooms30%
1,093 households
2 bedrooms25.9%
943 households
1 bedroom13.8%
503 households
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
2,275 households
One-person household25.3%
919 households
Other household types12.2%
442 households
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.4%
1,031 households
1 person in household25.3%
920 households
3 people in household18.5%
674 households
4 people in household16.5%
599 households
5 people in household6.2%
227 households
6 people in household3.4%
123 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
34 households
7 people in household0.8%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,614 residents
15–2918%
1,772 residents
30–4424.1%
2,377 residents
45–6423.5%
2,312 residents
65 and over18%
1,770 residents
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh41.4%
4,077 residents
White40.2%
3,956 residents
Other ethnic group8.1%
799 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.2%
713 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
306 residents
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.2%
4,153 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.6%
776 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
522 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%
5,025 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,905 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,715 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,573 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.4%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
5,144 residents
Good health33.2%
3,266 residents
Fair health10.4%
1,021 residents
Bad health3%
294 residents
Very bad health1.2%
123 residents
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
8,614 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,236 residents
Canons Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%
1,918 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,148 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
444 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
114 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Canons Park · 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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