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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000456

West Harrow

West Harrow is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,823 residents in Harrow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Harrow
7,823

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,716

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,453.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.3%

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.

Fairlop, Redbridge14,594 residents · 61.4% owned · 22.2% no carWhipps Cross, Waltham Forest9,642 residents · 56.8% owned · 38.5% no carNew Southgate & Arnos Grove, Enfield8,759 residents · 49.4% owned · 34.9% no carWhitton Avenue West, Ealing10,707 residents · 49.7% owned · 28.1% no carMitcham East, Merton9,009 residents · 49.6% owned · 35.9% 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.

Pinner Road, Harrow8,386 residents · 53.9% owned · 29.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Harrow

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

Tenure

Owned58.3%
1,584 households
Private rented30.1%
818 households
Social rented10.1%
273 households
Shared ownership1.2%
32 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.6%
995 households
Terraced27.3%
742 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.1%
493 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.3%
362 households
Detached3.9%
107 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%
1,239 households
No cars or vans in household29.4%
800 households
2 cars or vans in household17.7%
481 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
198 households
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,116 households
4 or more bedrooms25.4%
689 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
501 households
1 bedroom15.1%
411 households
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
1,596 households
One-person household26.5%
720 households
Other household types14.8%
403 households
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household26.5%
720 households
2 people in household23.1%
627 households
4 people in household18.6%
505 households
3 people in household17.3%
471 households
5 people in household6.9%
187 households
6 people in household2.9%
80 households
7 people in household2.8%
76 households
8 or more people in household1.9%
51 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,338 residents
15–2920.1%
1,572 residents
30–4424.6%
1,921 residents
45–6425.2%
1,972 residents
65 and over13%
1,021 residents
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41%
3,209 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.3%
2,838 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.4%
813 residents
Other ethnic group6.4%
500 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
464 residents
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.3%
3,026 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
906 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.1%
646 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
545 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
174 residents aged 16 and over
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.3%
4,110 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33%
2,112 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
174 residents aged 16 and over
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.2%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
236 residents aged 16 and over
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
4,027 residents
Good health33.8%
2,645 residents
Fair health10.9%
856 residents
Bad health2.7%
214 residents
Very bad health1%
81 residents
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.9%
6,874 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.1%
949 residents
West Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
1,240 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
958 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
405 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
107 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
West 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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