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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000903

Higham Hill

Higham Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,275 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
10,275

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,467

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,225.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.6%

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.

Mill Hill Broadway, Barnet8,844 residents · 43.8% owned · 28.4% no carMitcham West, Merton10,035 residents · 36.0% owned · 42.9% no carLonesome, Merton9,323 residents · 49.1% owned · 34.1% no carWickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carSt Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Markhouse & St James Park, Waltham Forest9,742 residents · 49.9% owned · 42.8% no carSouth Chingford, Waltham Forest8,973 residents · 60.0% owned · 27.0% no carHighams Park West, Waltham Forest9,960 residents · 53.5% owned · 29.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Higham Hill

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

Tenure

Owned43.8%
1,517 households
Social rented34.8%
1,206 households
Private rented19%
658 households
Shared ownership2.2%
77 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.2%
1,532 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.3%
844 households
Semi-detached19.8%
688 households
Detached5.7%
198 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.6%
158 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,629 households
No cars or vans in household36.9%
1,281 households
2 cars or vans in household13.1%
455 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
102 households
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.4%
1,642 households
2 bedrooms29%
1,004 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
440 households
1 bedroom11%
381 households
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
2,228 households
One-person household20.5%
709 households
Other household types15.3%
529 households
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.6%
887 households
3 people in household21.5%
744 households
1 person in household20.4%
709 households
4 people in household15.7%
545 households
5 people in household9%
313 households
6 people in household4.5%
155 households
7 people in household1.7%
59 households
8 or more people in household1.6%
55 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.9%
2,146 residents
15–2921.2%
2,183 residents
30–4427%
2,772 residents
45–6422.5%
2,312 residents
65 and over8.4%
860 residents
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White46.9%
4,819 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.1%
2,165 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.1%
1,859 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.3%
745 residents
Other ethnic group6.7%
687 residents
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.6%
3,077 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.9%
1,671 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
906 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.2%
4,963 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.5%
2,750 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,464 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.6%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.7%
854 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
5,217 residents
Good health32.7%
3,358 residents
Fair health10.8%
1,108 residents
Bad health4.4%
452 residents
Very bad health1.4%
140 residents
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
8,774 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,501 residents
Higham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.1%
1,425 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,151 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
665 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
207 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Higham 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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