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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000531

Brentford Central

Brentford Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,583 residents in Hounslow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hounslow
11,583

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,936

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,527.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.9%

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.

Roehampton North East, Wandsworth10,767 residents · 42.6% owned · 42.0% no carKidbrooke South, Greenwich12,367 residents · 46.5% owned · 37.5% no carWest Ealing, Ealing11,232 residents · 39.5% owned · 47.2% no carSutton Central, Sutton11,581 residents · 39.7% owned · 41.1% no carUpper Walthamstow, Waltham Forest9,247 residents · 53.1% owned · 41.8% no carRavenscourt Park North, Hammersmith and Fulham7,388 residents · 43.2% owned · 45.7% no car

Most similar within Hounslow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Syon Green, Hounslow12,224 residents · 46.8% owned · 29.0% no carKew Bridge & Gunnersbury Park, Hounslow5,413 residents · 29.0% owned · 40.1% no carBrentford East, Hounslow8,494 residents · 33.7% owned · 42.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brentford Central

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

Tenure

Owned45.6%
2,249 households
Private rented28.6%
1,412 households
Social rented21.5%
1,059 households
Shared ownership4.1%
204 households
Lives rent free0.2%
12 households
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45.7%
2,258 households
Terraced26.4%
1,304 households
Semi-detached13.9%
684 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.5%
422 households
Detached2.8%
137 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
71 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
17 households
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.7%
2,405 households
No cars or vans in household36.5%
1,801 households
2 cars or vans in household12.5%
617 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
113 households
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.5%
1,701 households
3 bedrooms26.7%
1,319 households
1 bedroom25.7%
1,267 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
648 households
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.8%
2,853 households
One-person household32.6%
1,610 households
Other household types9.7%
477 households
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.6%
1,610 households
2 people in household31.8%
1,567 households
3 people in household16.7%
826 households
4 people in household11.7%
578 households
5 people in household4.6%
226 households
6 people in household1.7%
85 households
7 people in household0.5%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
2,035 residents
15–2917.6%
2,035 residents
30–4428.1%
3,252 residents
45–6424.9%
2,885 residents
65 and over11.9%
1,376 residents
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.9%
7,635 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.5%
1,564 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%
985 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%
710 residents
Other ethnic group5.9%
687 residents
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.9%
4,699 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.1%
1,330 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.1%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
703 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.6%
6,278 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.2%
2,938 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
2,189 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,750 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
1,196 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
6,209 residents
Good health32.1%
3,717 residents
Fair health10%
1,159 residents
Bad health3.2%
372 residents
Very bad health1.1%
126 residents
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
10,029 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,554 residents
Brentford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
2,565 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
1,518 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
622 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
199 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
32 households
Brentford Central · 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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