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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000495

Northwood

Northwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,417 residents in Hillingdon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hillingdon
10,417

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,304

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,819.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.5%

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.

New Barnet West, Barnet6,533 residents · 64.0% owned · 22.7% no carWallington South, Sutton9,330 residents · 66.5% owned · 23.6% no carChase Side, Enfield8,741 residents · 61.6% owned · 27.8% no carWhetstone East, Barnet9,089 residents · 59.6% owned · 26.7% no carEltham South, Greenwich6,865 residents · 61.8% owned · 33.9% no carChingford Green East, Waltham Forest9,328 residents · 69.4% owned · 23.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Northwood

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

Tenure

Owned53.6%
2,307 households
Private rented32.7%
1,408 households
Social rented13.3%
571 households
Shared ownership0.4%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.9%
1,549 households
Semi-detached26.2%
1,129 households
Detached15%
646 households
Terraced12.6%
543 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.8%
292 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.9%
127 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.4%
2,126 households
No cars or vans in household23.1%
992 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
942 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
243 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35%
1,508 households
3 bedrooms28.7%
1,234 households
1 bedroom18.8%
810 households
4 or more bedrooms17.5%
753 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.9%
2,578 households
One-person household31.7%
1,363 households
Other household types8.4%
360 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.7%
1,363 households
2 people in household29.4%
1,264 households
3 people in household17.3%
743 households
4 people in household14.5%
623 households
5 people in household4.7%
201 households
6 people in household1.5%
66 households
7 people in household0.5%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,916 residents
15–2915.9%
1,657 residents
30–4423.3%
2,428 residents
45–6423.7%
2,473 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,941 residents
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.4%
5,881 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29.6%
3,088 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5%
520 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
500 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
430 residents
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.5%
4,066 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
899 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%
5,199 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.1%
3,026 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,837 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,625 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
5,230 residents
Good health34.9%
3,639 residents
Fair health11%
1,144 residents
Bad health3%
310 residents
Very bad health0.9%
96 residents
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
9,008 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
1,409 residents
Northwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
2,225 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,434 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
513 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
127 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Northwood · 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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