Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000796

Heathfield

Heathfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,087 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
11,087

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,981

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,797.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.8%

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.

Hillingdon South, Hillingdon9,115 residents · 63.9% owned · 19.2% no carMalden Manor, Kingston upon Thames7,627 residents · 67.9% owned · 17.9% no carEdgware East, Barnet11,244 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.6% no carNorthwood Hills, Hillingdon9,521 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.3% no carHarrow Weald, Harrow8,760 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.3% no carHatch End South, Harrow8,548 residents · 56.1% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heathfield

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

Tenure

Owned62.7%
2,495 households
Social rented21%
838 households
Private rented15.5%
617 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.4%
2,243 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.1%
839 households
Terraced11.3%
451 households
Detached7.2%
287 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,743 households
2 cars or vans in household25.7%
1,025 households
No cars or vans in household21.1%
840 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
373 households
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.8%
1,543 households
4 or more bedrooms27.4%
1,091 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
998 households
1 bedroom8.8%
349 households
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
2,628 households
One-person household23.2%
922 households
Other household types10.8%
431 households
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.4%
1,051 households
1 person in household23.2%
922 households
3 people in household20%
795 households
4 people in household18.2%
726 households
5 people in household7.5%
300 households
6 people in household3%
121 households
7 people in household1%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
2,171 residents
15–2916.8%
1,865 residents
30–4421.3%
2,359 residents
45–6426.2%
2,901 residents
65 and over16.2%
1,791 residents
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.6%
6,609 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh25.9%
2,876 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
572 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
537 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%
492 residents
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.8%
3,402 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.1%
1,585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
5,211 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
3,351 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,786 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
5,577 residents
Good health33.9%
3,764 residents
Fair health11.4%
1,266 residents
Bad health3.4%
381 residents
Very bad health0.9%
102 residents
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
9,477 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,611 residents
Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.5%
1,851 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,374 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
608 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
137 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Heathfield · 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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