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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000498

West Ruislip North

West Ruislip North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,377 residents in Hillingdon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hillingdon
6,377

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,637

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,032.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.3%

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.

St John's, Woking6,810 residents · 68.3% owned · 14.0% no carBurnham South, Buckinghamshire8,444 residents · 61.4% owned · 14.0% no carEpping North, Epping Forest7,161 residents · 69.4% owned · 15.7% no carEpping South, Epping Forest6,415 residents · 66.9% owned · 14.1% no carGidea Park, Havering9,613 residents · 69.9% owned · 20.0% no carBushey Central, Hertsmere10,776 residents · 68.0% owned · 14.2% no car

Most similar within Hillingdon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Northwood Hills, Hillingdon9,521 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Ruislip North

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

Tenure

Owned70.5%
1,860 households
Social rented16.1%
424 households
Private rented12.5%
329 households
Shared ownership0.8%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.3%
827 households
Detached26.2%
690 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.8%
602 households
Terraced17.9%
472 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,180 households
2 cars or vans in household29.4%
777 households
No cars or vans in household16.1%
424 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
259 households
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.2%
928 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
718 households
4 or more bedrooms21.6%
569 households
1 bedroom16%
423 households
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
1,716 households
One-person household29%
765 households
Other household types6.1%
161 households
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%
843 households
1 person in household29%
766 households
3 people in household16.5%
436 households
4 people in household16.2%
428 households
5 people in household4.2%
111 households
6 people in household1.4%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,131 residents
15–2914.2%
904 residents
30–4419.8%
1,265 residents
45–6426.7%
1,699 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,376 residents
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.7%
4,892 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.4%
855 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
296 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
169 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
165 residents
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.3%
2,036 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
808 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
717 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
119 residents aged 16 and over
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,083 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,035 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
60 residents aged 16 and over
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
287 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
255 residents aged 16 and over
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
3,285 residents
Good health33.1%
2,111 residents
Fair health11.3%
720 residents
Bad health3.2%
202 residents
Very bad health0.9%
59 residents
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
5,418 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
959 residents
West Ruislip North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
1,362 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
865 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
324 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
84 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
West Ruislip North · 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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