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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000898

Larkswood

Larkswood is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,011 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
8,011

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,203

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,231.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.1%

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 carPotters Bar Oakmere, Hertsmere7,752 residents · 61.1% owned · 18.9% no carPlumstead South, Greenwich6,332 residents · 55.7% owned · 35.3% no carMottingham, Bromley9,330 residents · 48.9% owned · 31.6% no carNursery Lands & Hampton North, Richmond upon Thames9,716 residents · 59.9% owned · 21.7% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Friday Hill, Waltham Forest8,567 residents · 57.6% owned · 25.5% no carChingford Green West, Waltham Forest8,369 residents · 64.2% owned · 24.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Larkswood

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

Tenure

Owned62.3%
1,994 households
Social rented23.4%
748 households
Private rented13.3%
425 households
Shared ownership1%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.5%
1,295 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.1%
931 households
Terraced24.2%
773 households
Detached3.6%
115 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
82 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%
1,459 households
No cars or vans in household25.6%
819 households
2 cars or vans in household21.4%
685 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
240 households
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.7%
1,110 households
2 bedrooms28%
895 households
4 or more bedrooms22.4%
717 households
1 bedroom15%
479 households
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
1,963 households
One-person household29.5%
945 households
Other household types9.1%
291 households
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.5%
945 households
2 people in household28.8%
922 households
3 people in household18.2%
583 households
4 people in household14.6%
468 households
5 people in household5.7%
182 households
6 people in household2.1%
66 households
7 people in household0.6%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,425 residents
15–2916.6%
1,330 residents
30–4420%
1,604 residents
45–6427.7%
2,221 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,433 residents
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.7%
5,269 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.5%
924 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.9%
874 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
536 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
411 residents
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.1%
2,215 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
1,403 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,875 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,506 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,383 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
3,889 residents
Good health32.9%
2,636 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,030 residents
Bad health4.3%
344 residents
Very bad health1.4%
112 residents
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
6,674 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,337 residents
Larkswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.8%
1,401 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,076 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
564 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
141 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
19 households
Larkswood · 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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