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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000782

Ilford South West

Ilford South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,487 residents in Redbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Redbridge
11,487

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,577

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,771.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.9%

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.

Manor Park North, Newham7,350 residents · 34.6% owned · 45.7% no carEast Ham West, Newham8,900 residents · 28.6% owned · 52.0% no carLittle Ilford East, Newham7,406 residents · 31.0% owned · 44.9% no carWealdstone South, Harrow11,773 residents · 46.4% owned · 33.1% no carChalvey, Slough13,508 residents · 34.6% owned · 32.1% no carElliman, Slough7,017 residents · 30.2% owned · 32.8% no car

Most similar within Redbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Loxford Park, Redbridge7,395 residents · 36.7% owned · 38.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ilford South West

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

Tenure

Private rented45.7%
1,634 households
Owned29.2%
1,045 households
Social rented20.1%
718 households
Shared ownership4.7%
167 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44.1%
1,577 households
Terraced33.8%
1,208 households
Semi-detached8.9%
319 households
Detached6.3%
225 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.8%
171 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47.3%
1,691 households
1 car or van in household39.5%
1,413 households
2 cars or vans in household10.7%
382 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
91 households
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.5%
1,307 households
3 bedrooms30.1%
1,075 households
1 bedroom19.5%
699 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
496 households
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,308 households
One-person household20.3%
727 households
Other household types15.2%
542 households
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

3 people in household20.9%
748 households
1 person in household20.3%
727 households
2 people in household19.8%
710 households
4 people in household18.5%
662 households
5 people in household10.7%
383 households
6 people in household4.7%
167 households
7 people in household2.7%
98 households
8 or more people in household2.3%
82 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.9%
2,859 residents
15–2921.4%
2,456 residents
30–4427.5%
3,161 residents
45–6419.6%
2,252 residents
65 and over6.6%
760 residents
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh61.4%
7,050 residents
White16.1%
1,847 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.7%
1,574 residents
Other ethnic group5.7%
650 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
369 residents
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.9%
3,377 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,726 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
944 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
734 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.5%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
4,745 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.4%
3,418 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.6%
1,573 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.6%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
6,046 residents
Good health32.2%
3,700 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,225 residents
Bad health3.2%
371 residents
Very bad health1.3%
145 residents
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.7%
10,182 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.3%
1,303 residents
Ilford South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.9%
1,390 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
1,320 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
665 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
188 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Ilford South 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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