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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000459

South Harrow

South Harrow is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,326 residents in Harrow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Harrow
9,326

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,418

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,774.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.9%

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.

Chadwell Heath South West, Redbridge7,270 residents · 44.7% owned · 32.0% no carWhitton Avenue West, Ealing10,707 residents · 49.7% owned · 28.1% no carWest Hendon, Barnet11,626 residents · 43.4% owned · 39.8% no carCentral Slough & Upton Court, Slough12,806 residents · 43.7% owned · 27.6% no carNew Southgate & Arnos Grove, Enfield8,759 residents · 49.4% owned · 34.9% no carNortholt East, Ealing7,395 residents · 57.4% owned · 25.2% no car

Most similar within Harrow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wealdstone South, Harrow11,773 residents · 46.4% owned · 33.1% no carPinner Road, Harrow8,386 residents · 53.9% owned · 29.5% no carGreenhill North, Harrow9,503 residents · 43.0% owned · 41.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Harrow

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

Tenure

Owned43.7%
1,493 households
Private rented37%
1,266 households
Social rented17.3%
593 households
Shared ownership1.7%
59 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement46.3%
1,583 households
Terraced20.2%
690 households
Semi-detached19.4%
664 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.3%
249 households
Detached5.1%
173 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,581 households
No cars or vans in household33.9%
1,157 households
2 cars or vans in household15.6%
532 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
148 households
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31%
1,060 households
3 bedrooms30.2%
1,032 households
1 bedroom25.9%
886 households
4 or more bedrooms12.9%
440 households
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
2,142 households
One-person household25.5%
870 households
Other household types11.9%
405 households
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.3%
933 households
1 person in household25.5%
870 households
3 people in household18.2%
621 households
4 people in household16.4%
562 households
5 people in household7.6%
260 households
6 people in household2.8%
97 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
41 households
7 people in household1%
34 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,868 residents
15–2918.5%
1,721 residents
30–4426%
2,421 residents
45–6423.8%
2,219 residents
65 and over11.7%
1,094 residents
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh43.4%
4,042 residents
White32.5%
3,033 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.6%
986 residents
Other ethnic group9.3%
865 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
395 residents
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.9%
3,154 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,318 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.9%
724 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
635 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
235 residents aged 16 and over
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
4,580 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.7%
2,546 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
220 residents aged 16 and over
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.6%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
277 residents aged 16 and over
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
4,739 residents
Good health34.6%
3,228 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,000 residents
Bad health2.9%
275 residents
Very bad health0.9%
84 residents
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.3%
8,232 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.7%
1,094 residents
South Harrow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,439 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,283 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
528 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
160 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
South 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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