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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000489

Elm Park West

Elm Park West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,634 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering
8,634

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,260

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,321.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.8%

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.

Northumberland Heath, Bexley7,672 residents · 70.5% owned · 21.6% no carWickham Street & East Wickham, Bexley6,624 residents · 71.0% owned · 22.4% no carLesnes Abbey, Bexley8,111 residents · 77.2% owned · 18.7% no carLittle Thurrock South, Thurrock7,770 residents · 75.0% owned · 16.0% no carEastbrookend, Barking and Dagenham6,640 residents · 66.8% owned · 23.6% no carBarnehurst South, Bexley8,306 residents · 72.7% owned · 21.5% no car

Most similar within Havering

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Hornchurch, Havering8,469 residents · 73.3% owned · 21.5% no carRomford North, Havering9,472 residents · 78.8% owned · 16.3% no carCollier Row & Park Farm, Havering8,651 residents · 73.4% owned · 17.0% no carHylands, Havering8,492 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Elm Park West

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

Tenure

Owned70.9%
2,312 households
Social rented15%
488 households
Private rented13.2%
430 households
Shared ownership0.8%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40%
1,305 households
Semi-detached37.6%
1,227 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.1%
524 households
Detached3.7%
122 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
32 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.9%
1,531 households
2 cars or vans in household23.8%
777 households
No cars or vans in household21.2%
690 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
263 households
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.5%
1,909 households
4 or more bedrooms18.8%
612 households
2 bedrooms15.5%
505 households
1 bedroom7.2%
235 households
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.4%
2,232 households
One-person household23.3%
760 households
Other household types8.2%
269 households
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
1,015 households
1 person in household23.3%
760 households
3 people in household18.6%
607 households
4 people in household16.9%
550 households
5 people in household6.7%
220 households
6 people in household2.1%
69 households
7 people in household1%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,666 residents
15–2916.5%
1,425 residents
30–4421.2%
1,833 residents
45–6425.8%
2,229 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,482 residents
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.3%
6,329 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.1%
1,043 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.7%
749 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
361 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
152 residents
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.8%
1,979 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.1%
1,451 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
997 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%
4,256 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
2,483 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,335 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
4,060 residents
Good health36.2%
3,129 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,076 residents
Bad health3.4%
295 residents
Very bad health0.9%
75 residents
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
7,373 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,265 residents
Elm Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
1,509 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,147 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
501 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
98 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Elm Park 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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