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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000784

North Barnes

North Barnes is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,130 residents in Richmond upon Thames. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Richmond upon Thames
10,130

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,177

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,837.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

63.7%

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.

Cottenham Park, Merton8,235 residents · 69.7% owned · 20.0% no carChiswick South East, Hounslow8,976 residents · 55.1% owned · 33.0% no carChiswick South West, Hounslow8,402 residents · 52.8% owned · 33.4% no carPitshanger, Ealing6,483 residents · 69.7% owned · 22.7% no carHighgate Wood, Haringey6,492 residents · 53.5% owned · 37.8% no carSummertown, Oxford7,084 residents · 53.8% owned · 30.8% no car

Most similar within Richmond upon Thames

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hampton Wick & Teddington East, Richmond upon Thames10,755 residents · 61.6% owned · 25.6% no carKew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames9,714 residents · 63.4% owned · 26.4% no carHampton Hill, Richmond upon Thames7,022 residents · 70.0% owned · 20.5% no carTeddington Central, Richmond upon Thames7,149 residents · 62.2% owned · 27.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Barnes

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

Tenure

Owned56.9%
2,377 households
Private rented26.3%
1,098 households
Social rented16.4%
686 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached29.7%
1,241 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.5%
1,151 households
Terraced23.5%
984 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.4%
391 households
Detached6.4%
269 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
78 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household52.1%
2,178 households
No cars or vans in household26.4%
1,103 households
2 cars or vans in household17%
712 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
186 households
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.2%
1,553 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
1,096 households
3 bedrooms22.7%
948 households
1 bedroom13.9%
580 households
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
2,646 households
One-person household29.7%
1,239 households
Other household types6.9%
290 households
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
1,298 households
1 person in household29.7%
1,239 households
3 people in household17.7%
739 households
4 people in household14.9%
624 households
5 people in household5.2%
217 households
6 people in household1.1%
47 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,807 residents
15–2914.6%
1,479 residents
30–4418.3%
1,852 residents
45–6430.7%
3,109 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,883 residents
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.5%
8,158 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%
797 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
594 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
398 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
188 residents
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above63.7%
5,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.3%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.8%
726 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.9%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
162 residents aged 16 and over
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
4,881 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
3,212 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
116 residents aged 16 and over
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.3%
2,486 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
2,065 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.5%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.5%
289 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.7%
140 residents aged 16 and over
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health61.8%
6,256 residents
Good health26.8%
2,715 residents
Fair health8.1%
824 residents
Bad health2.5%
251 residents
Very bad health0.8%
84 residents
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
8,888 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,242 residents
North Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.5%
2,610 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.4%
1,102 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
360 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
98 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
North Barnes · 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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