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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000457

Rayners Lane North

Rayners Lane North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,059 residents in Harrow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Harrow
7,059

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,563

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,085.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.6%

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.

Malden Manor, Kingston upon Thames7,627 residents · 67.9% owned · 17.9% no carHillingdon South, Hillingdon9,115 residents · 63.9% owned · 19.2% no carTolworth, Kingston upon Thames9,294 residents · 62.1% owned · 20.8% no carEdgware East, Barnet11,244 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.6% no carHounslow East, Hounslow8,557 residents · 68.0% owned · 21.1% no carHeathfield, Richmond upon Thames11,087 residents · 62.7% owned · 21.1% no car

Most similar within Harrow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Canons Park, Harrow9,848 residents · 58.8% owned · 22.2% no carNorth Harrow, Harrow6,711 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.9% no carHeadstone Lane, Harrow8,192 residents · 72.3% owned · 16.8% no carHarrow Weald, Harrow8,760 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rayners Lane North

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

Tenure

Owned62.5%
1,603 households
Private rented27.4%
701 households
Social rented7.4%
190 households
Shared ownership2.5%
65 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.1%
1,462 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.9%
613 households
Detached11.4%
291 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
70 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
57 households
Terraced1.6%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,179 households
No cars or vans in household23.7%
608 households
2 cars or vans in household23.7%
607 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
169 households
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,098 households
4 or more bedrooms24.9%
639 households
1 bedroom16.5%
422 households
2 bedrooms15.8%
404 households
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
1,719 households
One-person household21.7%
556 households
Other household types11.3%
289 households
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.1%
720 households
1 person in household21.7%
556 households
3 people in household21.7%
555 households
4 people in household18%
462 households
5 people in household6.3%
161 households
6 people in household2.4%
62 households
7 people in household1.1%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,190 residents
15–2918.2%
1,288 residents
30–4422.4%
1,582 residents
45–6425.4%
1,792 residents
65 and over17.1%
1,208 residents
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh48.9%
3,451 residents
White32.6%
2,304 residents
Other ethnic group7.9%
559 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.7%
475 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
271 residents
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.6%
2,925 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.6%
788 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
714 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.8%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
3,531 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
2,141 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
3,509 residents
Good health35.3%
2,494 residents
Fair health11.4%
802 residents
Bad health2.9%
203 residents
Very bad health0.7%
51 residents
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
6,174 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
885 residents
Rayners Lane North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
1,317 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
891 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
288 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Rayners Lane North · 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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