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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000502

West Ruislip South

West Ruislip South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,929 residents in Hillingdon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hillingdon
8,929

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,534

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,143.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.8%

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.

Sutton West, Sutton8,171 residents · 66.9% owned · 22.2% no carCentral Dartford & West Hill, Dartford12,203 residents · 58.6% owned · 22.8% no carSutton East, Sutton8,146 residents · 70.6% owned · 23.4% no carOxhey, Watford7,179 residents · 66.4% owned · 16.8% no carMile End South, Colchester7,526 residents · 51.8% owned · 19.2% no carBuckhurst Hill, Epping Forest11,752 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.6% no car

Most similar within Hillingdon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Ruislip, Hillingdon9,695 residents · 64.2% owned · 19.4% no carNorthwood Hills, Hillingdon9,521 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Ruislip South

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

Tenure

Owned66.4%
2,347 households
Private rented26.6%
940 households
Social rented5.5%
193 households
Shared ownership1.5%
52 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.9%
1,125 households
Semi-detached30.1%
1,062 households
Terraced23.9%
844 households
Detached11%
388 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
80 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.4%
1,743 households
2 cars or vans in household25.1%
887 households
No cars or vans in household19.3%
681 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
219 households
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.5%
1,323 households
3 bedrooms34.4%
1,216 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
650 households
1 bedroom9.7%
341 households
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
2,270 households
One-person household28%
990 households
Other household types7.7%
271 households
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.2%
1,031 households
1 person in household28%
990 households
3 people in household18.4%
649 households
4 people in household16.3%
574 households
5 people in household5.4%
192 households
6 people in household1.8%
64 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.3%
1,812 residents
15–2915.4%
1,372 residents
30–4427.2%
2,426 residents
45–6422%
1,966 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,352 residents
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.1%
5,901 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.3%
1,905 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%
407 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
403 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
315 residents
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.8%
3,006 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
910 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
614 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
207 residents aged 16 and over
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.9%
4,702 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.2%
2,190 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
135 residents aged 16 and over
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
1,735 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,283 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
882 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
377 residents aged 16 and over
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.4%
4,856 residents
Good health32.7%
2,918 residents
Fair health9.8%
878 residents
Bad health2.3%
203 residents
Very bad health0.8%
74 residents
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
7,857 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
1,072 residents
West Ruislip South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.5%
1,993 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,124 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
352 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
West Ruislip South · 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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