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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000467

Harold Hill East

Harold Hill East is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,457 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering
11,457

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,289

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,433.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Marsh Farm, Luton8,949 residents · 42.2% owned · 30.0% no carSouth Ockendon, Thurrock10,408 residents · 51.6% owned · 24.0% no carStacey Bushes & Fullers Slade, Milton Keynes6,194 residents · 31.3% owned · 27.8% no carCentral Park & Frizlands Lane, Barking and Dagenham10,162 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.4% no carSt Mary Cray North, Bromley8,679 residents · 46.5% owned · 28.4% no carBarstable, Basildon8,617 residents · 35.9% owned · 29.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harold Hill East

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

Tenure

Social rented47.6%
2,040 households
Owned37.7%
1,616 households
Private rented13.1%
563 households
Shared ownership1.2%
51 households
Lives rent free0.4%
19 households
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.5%
1,566 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.9%
1,370 households
Semi-detached26.5%
1,137 households
Detached3%
127 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,868 households
No cars or vans in household33.8%
1,452 households
2 cars or vans in household17.2%
738 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
232 households
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.1%
1,936 households
1 bedroom25%
1,073 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
957 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
327 households
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,625 households
One-person household30.1%
1,292 households
Other household types8.7%
375 households
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.1%
1,292 households
2 people in household22.2%
954 households
3 people in household18.9%
812 households
4 people in household15.2%
654 households
5 people in household8.5%
366 households
6 people in household3.4%
144 households
7 people in household1.1%
48 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.4%
2,912 residents
15–2919.7%
2,252 residents
30–4422.6%
2,595 residents
45–6422.5%
2,583 residents
65 and over9.7%
1,115 residents
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.6%
7,980 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.4%
1,876 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%
819 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
570 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
213 residents
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
2,175 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.4%
1,960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
4,961 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
3,202 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.2%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.9%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
5,557 residents
Good health32.6%
3,736 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,445 residents
Bad health4.8%
550 residents
Very bad health1.5%
169 residents
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
9,381 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
2,076 residents
Harold Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,607 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.7%
1,358 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.1%
948 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
344 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
33 households
Harold Hill East · 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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