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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000500

Ruislip

Ruislip is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,279 residents in Hillingdon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hillingdon
8,279

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,306

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,856.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.6%

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.

Orpington West, Bromley8,529 residents · 71.7% owned · 22.4% no carCheam High Street, Sutton8,204 residents · 77.2% owned · 17.8% no carWorcester Park West, Epsom and Ewell7,913 residents · 80.2% owned · 12.6% no carBickley East, Bromley6,723 residents · 81.5% owned · 14.7% no carHigh Barnet & Hadley, Barnet10,841 residents · 67.6% owned · 24.3% no carPotters Bar Parkfield, Hertsmere7,980 residents · 75.6% owned · 17.9% no car

Most similar within Hillingdon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Eastcote, Hillingdon7,727 residents · 79.8% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ruislip

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

Tenure

Owned71.3%
2,357 households
Private rented21.7%
719 households
Social rented5.9%
195 households
Shared ownership1.1%
35 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.8%
1,481 households
Semi-detached22.9%
756 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.8%
720 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.6%
153 households
Terraced2.6%
87 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
84 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,415 households
2 cars or vans in household27.9%
921 households
No cars or vans in household18.5%
610 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
360 households
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms36.1%
1,193 households
3 bedrooms30.4%
1,004 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
754 households
1 bedroom10.8%
356 households
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
2,215 households
One-person household25.5%
844 households
Other household types7.5%
249 households
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,113 households
1 person in household25.5%
844 households
3 people in household17.6%
582 households
4 people in household15.7%
519 households
5 people in household5.4%
180 households
6 people in household1.4%
45 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,262 residents
15–2916.6%
1,375 residents
30–4419.3%
1,597 residents
45–6427.1%
2,243 residents
65 and over21.8%
1,801 residents
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.1%
5,887 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.2%
1,591 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
355 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
275 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
172 residents
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.6%
3,225 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
977 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.3%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
801 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
4,131 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
2,631 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
1,740 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,502 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
936 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.4%
4,335 residents
Good health34.2%
2,830 residents
Fair health10.5%
867 residents
Bad health2.2%
182 residents
Very bad health0.8%
64 residents
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
7,221 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
1,056 residents
Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
1,857 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,078 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
328 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ruislip · 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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