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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000437

Harrow Weald

Harrow Weald is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,760 residents in Harrow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Harrow
8,760

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,088

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,272.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.2%

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.

Clayhall North, Redbridge6,885 residents · 70.5% owned · 19.5% no carMalden Manor, Kingston upon Thames7,627 residents · 67.9% owned · 17.9% no carHeathfield, Richmond upon Thames11,087 residents · 62.7% owned · 21.1% no carHillingdon South, Hillingdon9,115 residents · 63.9% owned · 19.2% no carBarkingside North, Redbridge7,534 residents · 57.4% owned · 25.9% no carEdgware East, Barnet11,244 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.6% no car

Most similar within Harrow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hatch End South, Harrow8,548 residents · 56.1% owned · 21.7% no carStanmore Uxbridge Road, Harrow8,191 residents · 57.8% owned · 18.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harrow Weald

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

Tenure

Owned63.3%
1,956 households
Private rented24.8%
767 households
Social rented10.9%
338 households
Shared ownership0.7%
23 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.2%
1,521 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.2%
594 households
Detached15.1%
467 households
Terraced10.7%
332 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.3%
133 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,341 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
805 households
No cars or vans in household21.3%
658 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
287 households
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.1%
1,301 households
4 or more bedrooms25.8%
797 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
665 households
1 bedroom10.6%
326 households
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
1,952 households
One-person household24.3%
751 households
Other household types12.4%
382 households
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.9%
861 households
1 person in household24.4%
753 households
3 people in household17.6%
544 households
4 people in household16.2%
499 households
5 people in household7.7%
239 households
6 people in household3.5%
107 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
46 households
7 people in household1.3%
40 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,571 residents
15–2917.6%
1,539 residents
30–4420.2%
1,766 residents
45–6425.5%
2,234 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,651 residents
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.8%
3,751 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh37.4%
3,279 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.4%
738 residents
Other ethnic group8%
704 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
288 residents
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.2%
2,839 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
599 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
4,093 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,833 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,386 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.5%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.3%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
4,176 residents
Good health35.4%
3,097 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,033 residents
Bad health3.9%
341 residents
Very bad health1.3%
113 residents
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
7,396 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,364 residents
Harrow Weald · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
1,385 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,147 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
448 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Harrow Weald · 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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