Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000753

Hainault West

Hainault West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,920 residents in Redbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Redbridge
6,920

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,475

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,134.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.8%

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.

St Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carThe Wrythe, Sutton8,657 residents · 63.2% owned · 22.4% no carRush Green, Havering13,842 residents · 53.1% owned · 30.4% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no carHanworth South, Hounslow7,115 residents · 59.7% owned · 21.9% no carRomford North West, Havering9,185 residents · 65.6% owned · 24.4% no car

Most similar within Redbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barkingside North, Redbridge7,534 residents · 57.4% owned · 25.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hainault West

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

Tenure

Owned57%
1,410 households
Social rented21.8%
540 households
Private rented19.6%
484 households
Shared ownership1.1%
27 households
Lives rent free0.6%
14 households
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.7%
1,006 households
Semi-detached35.2%
871 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
420 households
Detached5.2%
129 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.8%
1,159 households
No cars or vans in household24.4%
603 households
2 cars or vans in household22.3%
551 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
162 households
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.9%
1,162 households
2 bedrooms29.2%
724 households
4 or more bedrooms14.2%
352 households
1 bedroom9.6%
239 households
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
1,589 households
One-person household24.2%
599 households
Other household types11.6%
287 households
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.7%
634 households
1 person in household24.3%
600 households
3 people in household21%
518 households
4 people in household16.3%
402 households
5 people in household7.6%
188 households
6 people in household2.8%
68 households
7 people in household1.4%
34 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
26 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
1,464 residents
15–2918.8%
1,303 residents
30–4424.3%
1,682 residents
45–6423.2%
1,609 residents
65 and over12.5%
863 residents
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.4%
4,113 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.5%
1,491 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.8%
677 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
357 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
281 residents
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.8%
1,926 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.8%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
661 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
549 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
3,385 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.9%
1,879 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.2%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
3,467 residents
Good health33.1%
2,292 residents
Fair health11.7%
810 residents
Bad health3.8%
265 residents
Very bad health1.3%
87 residents
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
5,890 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,025 residents
Hainault West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.4%
1,025 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
864 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
425 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
154 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Hainault 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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