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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000497

Northwood Hills

Northwood Hills is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,521 residents in Hillingdon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hillingdon
9,521

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,695

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,523.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.1%

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.

Epsom North, Epsom and Ewell10,249 residents · 65.8% owned · 18.9% no carThe Camp & Cunningham, St Albans6,687 residents · 64.1% owned · 18.0% no carNorth Cheam West, Sutton9,421 residents · 79.6% owned · 17.2% no carOxhey, Watford7,179 residents · 66.4% owned · 16.8% no carNursery Lands & Hampton North, Richmond upon Thames9,716 residents · 59.9% owned · 21.7% no carPlaistow (Bromley), Bromley8,126 residents · 67.5% owned · 22.3% no car

Most similar within Hillingdon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Ruislip North, Hillingdon6,377 residents · 70.5% owned · 16.1% no carRuislip Manor, Hillingdon8,475 residents · 76.8% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Northwood Hills

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

Tenure

Owned64.8%
2,395 households
Social rented18.9%
700 households
Private rented15.1%
558 households
Shared ownership1.1%
39 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.1%
1,223 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.7%
913 households
Detached19.9%
734 households
Terraced18.7%
692 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
106 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,735 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
976 households
No cars or vans in household17.3%
637 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
343 households
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.4%
1,381 households
2 bedrooms29.8%
1,101 households
4 or more bedrooms22%
813 households
1 bedroom10.8%
399 households
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
2,441 households
One-person household26.8%
988 households
Other household types7.1%
263 households
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.3%
1,082 households
1 person in household26.8%
988 households
3 people in household18.7%
692 households
4 people in household16.5%
608 households
5 people in household5.8%
215 households
6 people in household1.9%
72 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,809 residents
15–2915.5%
1,472 residents
30–4422.1%
2,103 residents
45–6425.8%
2,453 residents
65 and over17.7%
1,684 residents
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61%
5,804 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.2%
2,491 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%
439 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
415 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
372 residents
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.1%
3,352 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
612 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
4,749 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.1%
2,743 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,729 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,553 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
984 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.3%
4,979 residents
Good health32.5%
3,098 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,014 residents
Bad health3.5%
330 residents
Very bad health1.1%
100 residents
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%
8,118 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%
1,404 residents
Northwood Hills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
1,908 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,168 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
492 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Northwood Hills · 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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