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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000463

Earlsmead

Earlsmead is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,706 residents in Harrow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Harrow
8,706

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,834

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,371.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.8%

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.

Clayhall North, Redbridge6,885 residents · 70.5% owned · 19.5% no carLangley Kederminster, Slough10,321 residents · 52.5% owned · 18.3% no carChadwell Heath North West, Redbridge8,814 residents · 67.5% owned · 19.7% no carFeltham East, Hounslow12,535 residents · 57.3% owned · 24.2% no carYeading Brookside, Hillingdon8,646 residents · 52.0% owned · 20.7% no carBarkingside North, Redbridge7,534 residents · 57.4% owned · 25.9% no car

Most similar within Harrow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newton Farm, Harrow7,311 residents · 48.0% owned · 26.2% no carRayners Lane South, Harrow8,269 residents · 66.1% owned · 18.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Earlsmead

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

Tenure

Owned58.2%
1,650 households
Private rented22.6%
640 households
Social rented18.3%
518 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.2%
1,196 households
Terraced34.9%
988 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.5%
412 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
105 households
Detached3.6%
103 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,174 households
2 cars or vans in household26.9%
762 households
No cars or vans in household22.9%
649 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
249 households
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.3%
1,482 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
580 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
507 households
1 bedroom9.4%
265 households
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.7%
1,918 households
One-person household18.4%
522 households
Other household types13.8%
392 households
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household23.1%
655 households
4 people in household22.7%
644 households
3 people in household19.2%
543 households
1 person in household18.4%
522 households
5 people in household10.2%
288 households
6 people in household4%
114 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
35 households
7 people in household1.2%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,629 residents
15–2920.8%
1,808 residents
30–4420.1%
1,747 residents
45–6426.9%
2,341 residents
65 and over13.6%
1,181 residents
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh44.1%
3,836 residents
White31.5%
2,744 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.1%
968 residents
Other ethnic group9.7%
845 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
312 residents
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.8%
2,414 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
735 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
4,093 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,663 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.2%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.6%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
4,254 residents
Good health35.3%
3,075 residents
Fair health11.5%
999 residents
Bad health3.4%
298 residents
Very bad health0.9%
81 residents
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
7,606 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
1,099 residents
Earlsmead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,262 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,017 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
435 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
114 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Earlsmead · 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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