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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000538

Cranford

Cranford is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,109 residents in Hounslow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hounslow
10,109

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,004

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,291.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.5%

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.

Wexham Road, Slough8,081 residents · 47.3% owned · 22.3% no carHayes South, Hillingdon11,368 residents · 45.4% owned · 30.6% no carWembley West, Brent11,284 residents · 40.9% owned · 40.3% no carManor Park, Slough11,292 residents · 51.7% owned · 21.0% no carHayes Town & Lake Farm, Hillingdon14,062 residents · 40.1% owned · 31.7% no carSouthall Green West, Ealing8,295 residents · 45.8% owned · 32.5% no car

Most similar within Hounslow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hounslow Meadows, Hounslow10,620 residents · 35.1% owned · 38.8% no carHounslow Heath, Hounslow10,427 residents · 46.6% owned · 27.7% no carHeston West, Hounslow10,052 residents · 55.4% owned · 24.1% no carHeston Central & Lampton West, Hounslow10,841 residents · 50.1% owned · 26.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cranford

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

Tenure

Owned42.1%
1,266 households
Private rented41.4%
1,243 households
Social rented14.9%
449 households
Shared ownership1.3%
38 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.7%
1,074 households
Terraced25.9%
777 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23%
691 households
Detached9.4%
282 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.1%
153 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,186 households
No cars or vans in household29.8%
895 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
657 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
267 households
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.3%
1,240 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
741 households
4 or more bedrooms23.5%
706 households
1 bedroom10.6%
318 households
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.1%
1,714 households
Other household types25.4%
764 households
One-person household17.5%
526 households
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household21.2%
637 households
4 people in household19%
572 households
3 people in household18.2%
546 households
1 person in household17.5%
527 households
5 people in household11.2%
336 households
6 people in household6.5%
196 households
8 or more people in household3.5%
104 households
7 people in household2.9%
87 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,835 residents
15–2921%
2,121 residents
30–4425.3%
2,557 residents
45–6424.5%
2,475 residents
65 and over11.1%
1,117 residents
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh63.5%
6,415 residents
White20%
2,019 residents
Other ethnic group8.6%
873 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%
536 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
266 residents
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.5%
2,491 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.9%
1,955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.4%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications7%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
5,018 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.9%
2,931 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.3%
1,573 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.7%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
4,927 residents
Good health36.1%
3,647 residents
Fair health11.4%
1,152 residents
Bad health2.9%
294 residents
Very bad health0.9%
90 residents
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.4%
9,040 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.6%
1,069 residents
Cranford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.1%
1,176 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.8%
1,045 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%
618 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
149 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Cranford · 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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