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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000577

Golborne & Swinbrook

Golborne & Swinbrook is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,711 residents in Kensington and Chelsea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kensington and Chelsea
7,711

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,175

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,849

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

66.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.1%

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.

Westbourne, Westminster9,607 residents · 16.0% owned · 65.0% no carFinsbury Park West, Islington9,434 residents · 14.6% owned · 70.1% no carKilburn East, Camden8,882 residents · 18.3% owned · 70.3% no carQueen's Park Gardens, Westminster10,522 residents · 21.5% owned · 56.6% no carHilldrop, Islington8,682 residents · 22.4% owned · 68.0% no carKentish Town West, Camden9,997 residents · 22.3% owned · 66.1% no car

Most similar within Kensington and Chelsea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Notting Dale, Kensington and Chelsea7,392 residents · 11.6% owned · 62.0% no carLadbroke Grove, Kensington and Chelsea6,004 residents · 11.9% owned · 55.6% no carChelsea Riverside West, Kensington and Chelsea6,336 residents · 27.1% owned · 59.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Golborne & Swinbrook

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

Tenure

Social rented70.9%
2,252 households
Private rented15.5%
491 households
Owned11.1%
352 households
Shared ownership2.1%
67 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement85.3%
2,705 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.2%
196 households
Terraced3.4%
107 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
51 households
Detached1.4%
44 households
Semi-detached1.3%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household66%
2,095 households
1 car or van in household29.3%
931 households
2 cars or vans in household3.9%
124 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%
25 households
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom38.2%
1,212 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
1,045 households
3 bedrooms22.1%
703 households
4 or more bedrooms6.8%
215 households
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.3%
1,627 households
One-person household39%
1,238 households
Other household types9.7%
307 households
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39%
1,238 households
2 people in household25.5%
810 households
3 people in household14.8%
471 households
4 people in household10%
316 households
5 people in household5.3%
167 households
6 people in household4.6%
147 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
1,059 residents
15–2926.8%
2,063 residents
30–4421.1%
1,630 residents
45–6426.2%
2,022 residents
65 and over12.1%
936 residents
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41.1%
3,170 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.5%
1,581 residents
Other ethnic group17.7%
1,363 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.8%
830 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.9%
767 residents
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.1%
2,702 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
621 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
542 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
3,608 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,778 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.8%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.9%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
3,726 residents
Good health31.1%
2,400 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,028 residents
Bad health4.8%
373 residents
Very bad health2.4%
184 residents
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
6,235 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,476 residents
Golborne & Swinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,123 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.9%
1,012 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
693 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.9%
313 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
35 households
Golborne & Swinbrook · 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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