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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000585

Holland Park

Holland Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,088 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
8,088

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,387

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,908.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

63.8%

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.

Little Venice, Westminster9,252 residents · 39.9% owned · 57.4% no carAdelaide Road, Camden5,748 residents · 35.7% owned · 55.0% no carAbbey Road, Westminster9,814 residents · 33.4% owned · 55.4% no carSwiss Cottage, Camden7,120 residents · 32.0% owned · 58.0% no carBrook Green, Hammersmith and Fulham7,628 residents · 33.6% owned · 57.5% no carSt John's Wood North, Westminster6,155 residents · 38.6% owned · 55.0% no car

Most similar within Kensington and Chelsea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fulham Road, Kensington and Chelsea6,617 residents · 40.7% owned · 53.0% no carNotting Hill West, Kensington and Chelsea6,428 residents · 40.7% owned · 51.3% no carNotting Hill South, Kensington and Chelsea7,175 residents · 45.9% owned · 52.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holland Park

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

Tenure

Private rented42.7%
1,446 households
Owned39.4%
1,333 households
Social rented16.9%
572 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.3%
1,602 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits31.7%
1,074 households
Terraced14%
475 households
Semi-detached2.8%
96 households
Detached2.7%
92 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51.1%
1,729 households
1 car or van in household37.2%
1,258 households
2 cars or vans in household9.1%
308 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.7%
90 households
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.2%
1,293 households
1 bedroom25.3%
857 households
4 or more bedrooms19%
644 households
3 bedrooms17.5%
592 households
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.8%
1,686 households
One-person household37%
1,253 households
Other household types13.2%
447 households
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
1,253 households
2 people in household29.9%
1,014 households
3 people in household13.3%
451 households
4 people in household9.8%
332 households
5 people in household5%
171 households
7 people in household2.4%
80 households
6 people in household1.4%
48 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
38 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,294 residents
15–2919.7%
1,594 residents
30–4423.1%
1,871 residents
45–6428.2%
2,282 residents
65 and over12.9%
1,047 residents
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White58.5%
4,730 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.6%
1,344 residents
Other ethnic group12.2%
988 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
533 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%
494 residents
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above63.8%
4,284 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11%
740 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.1%
610 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.2%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.2%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.6%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
4,094 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.8%
2,534 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28%
1,878 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,359 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.5%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.2%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.6%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.4%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health63.1%
5,100 residents
Good health25.2%
2,037 residents
Fair health8.2%
661 residents
Bad health2.6%
213 residents
Very bad health1%
77 residents
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.8%
7,261 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.2%
827 residents
Holland Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.5%
1,879 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.7%
1,007 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
361 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
20 households
Holland Park · 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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