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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000506

Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys

Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,961 residents in Hillingdon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hillingdon
7,961

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,899

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,451.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.9%

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.

Chigwell, Epping Forest6,999 residents · 81.5% owned · 7.9% no carLittleover West & Heatherton, Derby9,418 residents · 73.9% owned · 11.3% no carOrchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse, Sutton6,738 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.2% no carHatch End North, Harrow5,758 residents · 84.2% owned · 8.7% no carBelmont & South Cheam, Sutton8,722 residents · 81.1% owned · 11.5% no carWoodcote, Croydon7,930 residents · 83.6% owned · 10.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys

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

Tenure

Owned80.3%
2,328 households
Private rented13.5%
391 households
Social rented6%
175 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached59%
1,711 households
Semi-detached19.1%
553 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
447 households
Terraced4.3%
126 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.2%
1,049 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
980 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.7%
512 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
358 households
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms50.8%
1,473 households
3 bedrooms27.6%
800 households
2 bedrooms12.9%
375 households
1 bedroom8.7%
251 households
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
1,957 households
One-person household21.6%
625 households
Other household types10.9%
315 households
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
919 households
1 person in household21.6%
625 households
3 people in household17.9%
519 households
4 people in household17.2%
500 households
5 people in household7.5%
217 households
6 people in household2.5%
73 households
7 people in household1.1%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,280 residents
15–2915.6%
1,239 residents
30–4418.8%
1,493 residents
45–6427.7%
2,204 residents
65 and over21.9%
1,744 residents
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.5%
4,178 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh33.7%
2,684 residents
Other ethnic group7%
556 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
313 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%
233 residents
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.9%
3,086 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
902 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.6%
897 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
498 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
3,967 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,514 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,389 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.8%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
4,048 residents
Good health34.5%
2,743 residents
Fair health11.4%
906 residents
Bad health2.4%
195 residents
Very bad health0.9%
69 residents
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
6,949 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
1,012 residents
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%
1,681 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
891 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.2%
268 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Uxbridge Common & Swakeleys · 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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