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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000469

Harold Hill West

Harold Hill West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,283 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering
7,283

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,699

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,248.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.4%

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.

Tree Estate, Dartford6,733 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.0% no carWhitley Wood, Reading8,245 residents · 56.4% owned · 21.6% no carLewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no carErnesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry10,784 residents · 49.2% owned · 28.9% no carSt Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carMottingham, Bromley9,330 residents · 48.9% owned · 31.6% no car

Most similar within Havering

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood, Havering9,346 residents · 52.8% owned · 26.1% no carHornchurch Marshes, Havering10,640 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.9% no carRomford North West, Havering9,185 residents · 65.6% owned · 24.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harold Hill West

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

Tenure

Owned55.7%
1,503 households
Social rented30.2%
815 households
Private rented13.2%
357 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.4%
929 households
Semi-detached33.5%
903 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.6%
636 households
Detached7%
188 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,168 households
No cars or vans in household26.9%
726 households
2 cars or vans in household22.2%
599 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
206 households
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.3%
1,303 households
2 bedrooms32.1%
867 households
1 bedroom10.3%
278 households
4 or more bedrooms9.3%
251 households
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,699 households
One-person household26.4%
713 households
Other household types10.6%
287 households
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.1%
731 households
1 person in household26.3%
710 households
3 people in household19.1%
514 households
4 people in household15.9%
430 households
5 people in household7.4%
200 households
6 people in household2.3%
62 households
7 people in household1%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%
1,591 residents
15–2917.7%
1,288 residents
30–4421.3%
1,554 residents
45–6424.2%
1,765 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,083 residents
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.2%
5,185 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.2%
963 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
672 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
311 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
154 residents
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.4%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.8%
1,441 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
661 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,337 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.1%
2,128 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
3,437 residents
Good health33.9%
2,471 residents
Fair health13.4%
977 residents
Bad health4.4%
318 residents
Very bad health1.1%
82 residents
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
6,049 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,234 residents
Harold Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.2%
1,032 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
981 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.5%
526 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
148 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Harold Hill West · 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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