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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000521

West Drayton East

West Drayton East is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,190 residents in Hillingdon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hillingdon
13,190

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,352

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,374.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.9%

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.

Langley Foxborough, Slough8,983 residents · 49.3% owned · 18.8% no carFeltham Central, Hounslow10,713 residents · 38.6% owned · 31.6% no carNewton Farm, Harrow7,311 residents · 48.0% owned · 26.2% no carCippenham Meadows, Slough13,753 residents · 50.0% owned · 15.0% no carMill Hill Broadway, Barnet8,844 residents · 43.8% owned · 28.4% no carRush Green, Havering13,842 residents · 53.1% owned · 30.4% no car

Most similar within Hillingdon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Yeading Brookside, Hillingdon8,646 residents · 52.0% owned · 20.7% no carHillingdon Heath, Hillingdon8,823 residents · 46.2% owned · 23.7% no carWest Drayton West, Hillingdon9,576 residents · 48.1% owned · 25.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Drayton East

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

Tenure

Owned43.2%
1,878 households
Private rented27.2%
1,184 households
Social rented26.6%
1,156 households
Shared ownership3%
129 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.1%
1,528 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.2%
1,399 households
Terraced26.4%
1,147 households
Detached4.3%
186 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
65 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
1,957 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
1,024 households
No cars or vans in household23.3%
1,013 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
358 households
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.2%
2,008 households
2 bedrooms27.6%
1,203 households
1 bedroom15%
651 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
489 households
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.8%
2,909 households
One-person household19.8%
861 households
Other household types13.4%
583 households
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household22.9%
996 households
3 people in household22.4%
976 households
1 person in household19.8%
861 households
4 people in household19.2%
835 households
5 people in household8.3%
361 households
6 people in household4.4%
192 households
7 people in household1.9%
81 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
49 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.5%
2,972 residents
15–2920.5%
2,702 residents
30–4427.8%
3,665 residents
45–6421.3%
2,813 residents
65 and over7.9%
1,038 residents
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh39.7%
5,237 residents
White38.5%
5,081 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.8%
1,425 residents
Other ethnic group6.5%
853 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
595 residents
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.9%
3,713 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
2,078 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
365 residents aged 16 and over
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
6,420 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.3%
3,345 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
289 residents aged 16 and over
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,601 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.9%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.8%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
542 residents aged 16 and over
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
6,763 residents
Good health33.8%
4,454 residents
Fair health10.6%
1,398 residents
Bad health3.4%
453 residents
Very bad health0.9%
123 residents
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
11,476 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
1,714 residents
West Drayton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.6%
1,855 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,518 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
751 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
217 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
West Drayton East · 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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