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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000899

Chingford Mount

Chingford Mount is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,811 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
8,811

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,228

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,321.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.6%

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 carRainham West, Havering6,737 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.0% no carCheshunt South, Broxbourne8,074 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.4% no carCheshunt Central, Broxbourne8,069 residents · 66.2% owned · 22.1% no carPalmers Green East, Enfield8,668 residents · 66.0% owned · 22.8% no carBury Street West & Village Road, Enfield9,398 residents · 80.3% owned · 18.0% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Chingford, Waltham Forest8,973 residents · 60.0% owned · 27.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chingford Mount

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

Tenure

Owned67.5%
2,180 households
Private rented19.7%
637 households
Social rented12.3%
397 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.1%
1,260 households
Semi-detached31.5%
1,015 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.4%
627 households
Detached3.5%
112 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
109 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.9%
93 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,380 households
No cars or vans in household26.3%
848 households
2 cars or vans in household22.7%
733 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
267 households
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47%
1,517 households
4 or more bedrooms23%
743 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
573 households
1 bedroom12.2%
393 households
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.9%
2,062 households
One-person household25.3%
817 households
Other household types10.8%
347 households
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.5%
853 households
1 person in household25.3%
816 households
4 people in household18.6%
599 households
3 people in household17.7%
572 households
5 people in household7.9%
255 households
6 people in household2.7%
86 households
7 people in household0.7%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,595 residents
15–2917.6%
1,549 residents
30–4421.9%
1,928 residents
45–6426.3%
2,319 residents
65 and over16.1%
1,415 residents
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.2%
5,302 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14%
1,231 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.9%
1,134 residents
Other ethnic group7.3%
642 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
504 residents
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.6%
2,318 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
1,513 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
939 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
717 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
4,325 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
2,629 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,334 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.6%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
4,446 residents
Good health33.8%
2,978 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,018 residents
Bad health3.2%
283 residents
Very bad health1%
86 residents
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
7,617 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
1,197 residents
Chingford Mount · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
1,463 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,106 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
525 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Chingford Mount · 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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