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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000451

North Harrow

North Harrow is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,711 residents in Harrow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Harrow
6,711

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,329

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,196.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.1%

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.

Earley, Wokingham9,376 residents · 78.6% owned · 10.8% no carMotspur Park, Kingston upon Thames8,252 residents · 79.6% owned · 13.5% no carEastcote, Hillingdon7,727 residents · 79.8% owned · 16.0% no carHounslow East, Hounslow8,557 residents · 68.0% owned · 21.1% no carKenton Woodcock Park, Brent7,632 residents · 70.9% owned · 19.4% no carNew Malden West, Kingston upon Thames8,489 residents · 70.7% owned · 21.4% no car

Most similar within Harrow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Headstone Lane, Harrow8,192 residents · 72.3% owned · 16.8% no carBelmont, Harrow9,605 residents · 76.4% owned · 12.2% no carRayners Lane North, Harrow7,059 residents · 62.5% owned · 23.7% no carPinner South, Harrow7,339 residents · 81.5% owned · 11.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Harrow

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%
1,791 households
Private rented20.2%
470 households
Social rented1.9%
44 households
Shared ownership0.9%
21 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached60.4%
1,407 households
Detached15.1%
352 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.2%
262 households
Terraced7.1%
165 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
87 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
57 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.8%
1,090 households
2 cars or vans in household27.9%
650 households
No cars or vans in household15.9%
370 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
219 households
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.3%
1,079 households
4 or more bedrooms35.1%
818 households
2 bedrooms12%
280 households
1 bedroom6.5%
152 households
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%
1,579 households
One-person household19.6%
457 households
Other household types12.5%
291 households
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.7%
623 households
4 people in household21.9%
511 households
3 people in household20.9%
486 households
1 person in household19.6%
457 households
5 people in household6.3%
146 households
6 people in household2.5%
58 households
8 or more people in household1.6%
37 households
7 people in household0.5%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,162 residents
15–2914.9%
998 residents
30–4422.4%
1,506 residents
45–6426.2%
1,760 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,283 residents
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh50%
3,354 residents
White38.2%
2,561 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
303 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
267 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
222 residents
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.1%
2,964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
678 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.8%
591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.1%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
388 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
135 residents aged 16 and over
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
3,348 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,011 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
119 residents aged 16 and over
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.2%
120 residents aged 16 and over
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51%
3,420 residents
Good health36.2%
2,425 residents
Fair health10.2%
683 residents
Bad health2.1%
138 residents
Very bad health0.6%
42 residents
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.5%
6,007 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.5%
704 residents
North Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.8%
1,369 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
740 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
196 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
22 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
North Harrow · 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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