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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000525

Harlington & Cranford Cross

Harlington & Cranford Cross is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,062 residents in Hillingdon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hillingdon
10,062

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,318

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,473.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.9%

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.

Chalvey, Slough13,508 residents · 34.6% owned · 32.1% no carHounslow West, Hounslow12,304 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.8% no carManor Park, Slough11,292 residents · 51.7% owned · 21.0% no carHounslow Heath, Hounslow10,427 residents · 46.6% owned · 27.7% no carNorth Hyde & North Cranford, Hounslow8,117 residents · 33.6% owned · 30.5% no carNorth Feltham & Hatton, Hounslow11,001 residents · 49.8% owned · 29.0% no car

Most similar within Hillingdon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hayes Town & Lake Farm, Hillingdon14,062 residents · 40.1% owned · 31.7% no carHayes South, Hillingdon11,368 residents · 45.4% owned · 30.6% no carYeading North, Hillingdon9,760 residents · 42.3% owned · 27.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harlington & Cranford Cross

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

Tenure

Private rented42.1%
1,396 households
Owned40.6%
1,346 households
Social rented16.2%
537 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.1%
1,230 households
Semi-detached28.8%
954 households
Terraced23.3%
772 households
Detached6%
199 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
101 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,433 households
No cars or vans in household31.3%
1,039 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
655 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
191 households
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39%
1,292 households
3 bedrooms30.8%
1,021 households
1 bedroom19.6%
651 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
350 households
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
2,019 households
One-person household21.6%
717 households
Other household types17.6%
584 households
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household23%
762 households
1 person in household21.6%
717 households
3 people in household18.7%
619 households
4 people in household18.6%
617 households
5 people in household10.4%
344 households
6 people in household4.1%
136 households
7 people in household2.2%
73 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
50 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.2%
2,230 residents
15–2919.3%
1,938 residents
30–4426%
2,616 residents
45–6423.6%
2,371 residents
65 and over9%
906 residents
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh49.4%
4,974 residents
White28%
2,817 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10%
1,002 residents
Other ethnic group8.9%
893 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
378 residents
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.9%
2,302 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.2%
1,785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.2%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5.8%
449 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.7%
4,909 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.7%
2,596 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.9%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.9%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
5,174 residents
Good health35%
3,521 residents
Fair health9.7%
976 residents
Bad health2.8%
284 residents
Very bad health1.1%
107 residents
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.4%
8,990 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.6%
1,071 residents
Harlington & Cranford Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension40.6%
1,347 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.4%
1,041 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.2%
705 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
206 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
21 households
Harlington & Cranford Cross · 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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