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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000476

Central Romford

Central Romford is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,363 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering
9,363

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,198

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,976.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.4%

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.

Sutton Central, Sutton11,581 residents · 39.7% owned · 41.1% no carCastle & Kingsway, Bedford10,648 residents · 38.8% owned · 36.7% no carAylesbury Central, Buckinghamshire7,598 residents · 45.3% owned · 29.7% no carCentral Watford, Watford11,413 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.9% no carChatham Central and Rochester Riverside, Medway9,919 residents · 33.1% owned · 39.7% no carRinglestone & Central Maidstone, Maidstone12,292 residents · 38.9% owned · 33.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Romford

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

Tenure

Owned41.9%
1,757 households
Private rented36.6%
1,537 households
Social rented17.9%
752 households
Shared ownership3.6%
150 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement55.2%
2,318 households
Semi-detached19%
798 households
Terraced7.8%
326 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.2%
261 households
Detached5.8%
243 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.9%
165 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
85 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44.6%
1,874 households
1 car or van in household39.9%
1,673 households
2 cars or vans in household11.7%
492 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
159 households
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.4%
1,656 households
1 bedroom30.4%
1,277 households
3 bedrooms19%
797 households
4 or more bedrooms11.1%
468 households
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.8%
2,344 households
One-person household36.5%
1,534 households
Other household types7.6%
320 households
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.5%
1,533 households
2 people in household30.3%
1,274 households
3 people in household16.5%
694 households
4 people in household11.5%
483 households
5 people in household3.3%
140 households
6 people in household1.2%
51 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,734 residents
15–2920.2%
1,887 residents
30–4427.1%
2,538 residents
45–6421.3%
1,997 residents
65 and over12.9%
1,208 residents
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.1%
6,185 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.1%
1,416 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.3%
962 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
474 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
327 residents
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.4%
2,898 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
1,457 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
680 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.9%
4,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.6%
2,459 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,562 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
947 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
4,670 residents
Good health33.6%
3,143 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,137 residents
Bad health3.5%
331 residents
Very bad health0.9%
82 residents
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
7,981 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,382 residents
Central Romford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,956 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,369 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
693 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Central Romford · 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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