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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000439

Edgware West

Edgware West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,264 residents in Harrow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Harrow
9,264

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,948

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,710.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.8%

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.

Kingsbury West, Brent10,461 residents · 54.4% owned · 26.2% no carKingsbury South, Brent9,532 residents · 56.7% owned · 25.0% no carQueensbury South, Brent11,877 residents · 55.6% owned · 24.8% no carPreston Park & East Lane, Brent9,560 residents · 44.6% owned · 28.9% no carKingsbury East, Brent10,460 residents · 51.6% owned · 29.4% no carSudbury East, Brent9,844 residents · 43.7% owned · 36.0% no car

Most similar within Harrow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Alexandra Park, Harrow6,983 residents · 55.2% owned · 28.0% no carWealdstone South, Harrow11,773 residents · 46.4% owned · 33.1% no carQueensbury West, Harrow8,714 residents · 65.9% owned · 18.3% no carWealdstone North, Harrow10,747 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Edgware West

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

Tenure

Owned53.8%
1,585 households
Private rented34.7%
1,022 households
Social rented10.3%
304 households
Shared ownership1.1%
31 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.2%
1,686 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.3%
746 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6%
176 households
Terraced5.1%
151 households
Detached3.7%
110 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
54 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,308 households
No cars or vans in household27.3%
805 households
2 cars or vans in household21.4%
632 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
203 households
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,252 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
695 households
4 or more bedrooms21.5%
633 households
1 bedroom12.5%
368 households
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
1,733 households
One-person household20.8%
614 households
Other household types20.4%
601 households
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household23.3%
686 households
1 person in household20.8%
614 households
4 people in household18.9%
557 households
3 people in household17.5%
515 households
5 people in household9%
265 households
6 people in household5.1%
150 households
8 or more people in household3%
88 households
7 people in household2.5%
73 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,826 residents
15–2920.1%
1,867 residents
30–4425.3%
2,348 residents
45–6422.2%
2,055 residents
65 and over12.6%
1,172 residents
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh39.9%
3,702 residents
White39.3%
3,642 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.4%
868 residents
Other ethnic group8.2%
758 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
298 residents
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.8%
2,779 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.9%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.8%
794 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
724 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
4,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.9%
2,567 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.6%
1,439 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.9%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
4,901 residents
Good health33.1%
3,065 residents
Fair health9.9%
916 residents
Bad health3.1%
283 residents
Very bad health1.1%
101 residents
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.7%
8,316 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.3%
951 residents
Edgware West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.2%
1,273 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
1,103 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
440 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Edgware 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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