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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000897

Friday Hill

Friday Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,567 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
8,567

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,370

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,554

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.9%

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.

Mottingham East, Greenwich7,046 residents · 57.0% owned · 27.4% no carDucks Island & Underhill, Barnet9,646 residents · 53.5% owned · 26.4% no carMottingham, Bromley9,330 residents · 48.9% owned · 31.6% no carPotters Bar Oakmere, Hertsmere7,752 residents · 61.1% owned · 18.9% no carPlumstead South, Greenwich6,332 residents · 55.7% owned · 35.3% no carBorehamwood Cowley Hill, Hertsmere10,214 residents · 43.9% owned · 24.7% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Larkswood, Waltham Forest8,011 residents · 62.3% owned · 25.6% no carChingford Green West, Waltham Forest8,369 residents · 64.2% owned · 24.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Friday Hill

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

Tenure

Owned57.6%
1,941 households
Social rented29.2%
984 households
Private rented12.8%
431 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.7%
1,337 households
Terraced26.5%
895 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.6%
864 households
Detached4.5%
153 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
80 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,544 households
No cars or vans in household25.5%
860 households
2 cars or vans in household22.3%
750 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
216 households
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.9%
1,276 households
2 bedrooms30.7%
1,035 households
4 or more bedrooms17.1%
577 households
1 bedroom14.3%
482 households
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
2,114 households
One-person household29.1%
982 households
Other household types8.1%
274 households
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.1%
982 households
2 people in household28.4%
959 households
3 people in household18%
607 households
4 people in household15.8%
533 households
5 people in household5.6%
190 households
6 people in household1.8%
60 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.6%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,580 residents
15–2917.4%
1,494 residents
30–4421.8%
1,869 residents
45–6427.1%
2,318 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,308 residents
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.6%
5,710 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.4%
1,066 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.6%
822 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%
541 residents
Other ethnic group5%
430 residents
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.9%
2,263 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.5%
1,545 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.1%
4,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,562 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,383 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
4,155 residents
Good health32.7%
2,804 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,046 residents
Bad health4.4%
374 residents
Very bad health2.2%
185 residents
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
7,082 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,486 residents
Friday Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.7%
1,439 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,125 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%
602 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
188 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Friday Hill · 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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