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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000756

Fairlop

Fairlop is a Census neighbourhood of about 14,594 residents in Redbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Redbridge
14,594

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,256

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,061

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

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.

Hillingdon South, Hillingdon9,115 residents · 63.9% owned · 19.2% no carEdgware East, Barnet11,244 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.6% no carBowerdean, Buckinghamshire7,107 residents · 56.9% owned · 16.6% no carTolworth, Kingston upon Thames9,294 residents · 62.1% owned · 20.8% no carChadwell Heath East, Barking and Dagenham11,542 residents · 55.6% owned · 29.4% no carRush Green, Havering13,842 residents · 53.1% owned · 30.4% no car

Most similar within Redbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodford Bridge, Redbridge5,483 residents · 67.7% owned · 20.6% no carBarkingside North, Redbridge7,534 residents · 57.4% owned · 25.9% no carRoding, Redbridge13,088 residents · 60.2% owned · 24.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fairlop

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

Tenure

Owned61.4%
3,227 households
Private rented27.5%
1,446 households
Social rented10.1%
533 households
Shared ownership0.8%
43 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.9%
1,781 households
Semi-detached29.7%
1,563 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.7%
1,143 households
Detached8.8%
461 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
157 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
86 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
63 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.3%
2,485 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
1,235 households
No cars or vans in household22.2%
1,167 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
371 households
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
2,256 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
1,297 households
4 or more bedrooms21.7%
1,142 households
1 bedroom10.7%
563 households
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
3,245 households
One-person household25.4%
1,338 households
Other household types12.9%
676 households
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household25.5%
1,338 households
2 people in household24.8%
1,304 households
3 people in household18.7%
982 households
4 people in household18.1%
953 households
5 people in household7.5%
395 households
6 people in household3.3%
175 households
7 people in household1.1%
56 households
8 or more people in household1%
54 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
2,934 residents
15–2918.6%
2,715 residents
30–4424.5%
3,569 residents
45–6424.2%
3,525 residents
65 and over12.7%
1,850 residents
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51%
7,449 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh32.4%
4,721 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.6%
1,116 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
658 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
649 residents
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
4,516 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
1,415 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
460 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.5%
7,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.6%
3,976 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
2,164 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.4%
1,888 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,569 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.8%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.1%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
7,552 residents
Good health33.8%
4,937 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,531 residents
Bad health2.9%
426 residents
Very bad health1%
148 residents
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.1%
12,855 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.9%
1,739 residents
Fairlop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
2,586 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,772 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
712 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
179 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Fairlop · 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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