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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000474

Romford North West

Romford North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,185 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering
9,185

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,531

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,161

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Garston, Watford8,399 residents · 55.4% owned · 19.4% no carCrayford, Bexley11,271 residents · 63.8% owned · 21.6% no carWoodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no carErith West, Bexley7,212 residents · 65.2% owned · 25.4% no carSt Mary Cray South, Bromley8,166 residents · 65.1% owned · 22.4% no carCheshunt South, Broxbourne8,074 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.4% no car

Most similar within Havering

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hornchurch Marshes, Havering10,640 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.9% no carRainham West, Havering6,737 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Romford North West

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

Tenure

Owned65.6%
2,317 households
Private rented18.1%
639 households
Social rented14.6%
516 households
Shared ownership1.6%
56 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.8%
1,263 households
Terraced30.7%
1,082 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.9%
772 households
Detached8.3%
293 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
93 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,592 households
No cars or vans in household24.4%
860 households
2 cars or vans in household23.6%
834 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
244 households
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.4%
1,673 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
934 households
4 or more bedrooms13.4%
472 households
1 bedroom12.9%
454 households
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
2,211 households
One-person household28.3%
1,001 households
Other household types9.1%
321 households
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.3%
1,001 households
2 people in household26.8%
945 households
3 people in household19.2%
679 households
4 people in household15.6%
550 households
5 people in household6.4%
226 households
6 people in household2.1%
73 households
7 people in household1.1%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
1,882 residents
15–2917.1%
1,568 residents
30–4423.5%
2,158 residents
45–6423.6%
2,165 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,412 residents
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.3%
6,455 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.6%
1,248 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.4%
861 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
422 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
202 residents
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
2,102 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21%
1,510 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%
4,468 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,578 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,346 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.5%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.8%
4,484 residents
Good health34.3%
3,148 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,111 residents
Bad health3.5%
319 residents
Very bad health1.3%
122 residents
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
7,807 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,378 residents
Romford North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
1,582 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,259 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
561 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
121 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Romford North 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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