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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000470

Harold Park & Harold Wood

Harold Park & Harold Wood is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,782 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering
9,782

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,132

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,446.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.6%

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.

Epping South, Epping Forest6,415 residents · 66.9% owned · 14.1% no carMorley Bruntcliffe & Woodkirk, Leeds8,309 residents · 75.3% owned · 16.9% no carWest Ruislip North, Hillingdon6,377 residents · 70.5% owned · 16.1% no carForestdale, Croydon11,680 residents · 69.9% owned · 19.5% no carLoughton South, Epping Forest7,923 residents · 65.9% owned · 19.6% no carLee Chapel South & Kingswood, Basildon10,314 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harold Park & Harold Wood

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
3,012 households
Private rented18.2%
752 households
Social rented7.8%
322 households
Shared ownership1%
43 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.8%
1,810 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.1%
912 households
Terraced18.9%
779 households
Detached11.4%
472 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
96 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50%
2,065 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
1,003 households
No cars or vans in household18.5%
762 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
299 households
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,757 households
2 bedrooms26%
1,072 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
729 households
1 bedroom13.9%
573 households
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
2,667 households
One-person household28.8%
1,190 households
Other household types6.6%
273 households
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,427 households
1 person in household28.8%
1,190 households
3 people in household17.6%
725 households
4 people in household13.3%
548 households
5 people in household4%
164 households
6 people in household1.2%
51 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,644 residents
15–2916.9%
1,648 residents
30–4424.2%
2,364 residents
45–6423.5%
2,295 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,828 residents
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79%
7,728 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.1%
990 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
599 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
375 residents
Other ethnic group1%
94 residents
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.6%
2,788 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,364 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.8%
5,135 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.6%
2,788 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,807 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,345 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
4,903 residents
Good health34.6%
3,386 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,105 residents
Bad health2.9%
286 residents
Very bad health1%
101 residents
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
8,377 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,402 residents
Harold Park & Harold Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%
2,179 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,376 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
469 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
98 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Harold Park & Harold Wood · 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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