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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000542

Hounslow West

Hounslow West is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,304 residents in Hounslow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hounslow
12,304

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,952

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,762

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.7%

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 carSudbury East, Brent9,844 residents · 43.7% owned · 36.0% no carHarlington & Cranford Cross, Hillingdon10,062 residents · 40.6% owned · 31.3% no carHayes Town & Lake Farm, Hillingdon14,062 residents · 40.1% owned · 31.7% no carHayes South, Hillingdon11,368 residents · 45.4% owned · 30.6% no carWembley West, Brent11,284 residents · 40.9% owned · 40.3% 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 High Street, Hounslow14,001 residents · 31.9% owned · 49.3% no carHounslow Heath, Hounslow10,427 residents · 46.6% owned · 27.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hounslow West

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

Tenure

Private rented41.1%
1,623 households
Owned31.6%
1,249 households
Social rented24%
950 households
Shared ownership2.9%
116 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement46.9%
1,853 households
Semi-detached24.9%
986 households
Terraced13.2%
520 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.8%
267 households
Detached4.9%
192 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household42.8%
1,693 households
1 car or van in household40.2%
1,589 households
2 cars or vans in household12.4%
492 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
178 households
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.3%
1,275 households
1 bedroom26.7%
1,054 households
3 bedrooms25.6%
1,010 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
613 households
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.6%
2,235 households
One-person household24.4%
963 households
Other household types19%
752 households
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household24.4%
963 households
2 people in household19.8%
784 households
3 people in household19.1%
753 households
4 people in household18.4%
726 households
5 people in household9%
355 households
6 people in household3.9%
153 households
8 or more people in household3.1%
122 households
7 people in household2.4%
96 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
2,557 residents
15–2918.9%
2,321 residents
30–4428%
3,442 residents
45–6421.9%
2,694 residents
65 and over10.5%
1,291 residents
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh59.7%
7,346 residents
White22.5%
2,764 residents
Other ethnic group7.2%
891 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
813 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
490 residents
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.7%
3,613 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.8%
1,996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.2%
880 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications6.5%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
5,891 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
3,401 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,422 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.5%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
1,363 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.3%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
563 residents aged 16 and over
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
6,227 residents
Good health33.7%
4,152 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,388 residents
Bad health3.3%
411 residents
Very bad health1%
126 residents
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.2%
10,854 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.8%
1,449 residents
Hounslow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension41.7%
1,648 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.1%
1,229 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.5%
810 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
243 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
23 households
Hounslow West · 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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