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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000961

Abbey Road

Abbey Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,814 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
9,814

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,068

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,093.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.3%

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.

Swiss Cottage, Camden7,120 residents · 32.0% owned · 58.0% no carChilds Hill, Barnet6,674 residents · 40.3% owned · 46.1% no carHolland Park, Kensington and Chelsea8,088 residents · 39.4% owned · 51.1% no carAdelaide Road, Camden5,748 residents · 35.7% owned · 55.0% no carNorth Ealing, Ealing8,351 residents · 43.5% owned · 38.5% no carActon Central, Ealing9,348 residents · 35.1% owned · 52.0% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St John's Wood North, Westminster6,155 residents · 38.6% owned · 55.0% no carLittle Venice, Westminster9,252 residents · 39.9% owned · 57.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abbey Road

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

Tenure

Private rented43%
1,748 households
Owned33.4%
1,360 households
Social rented23%
937 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement63%
2,562 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits17.2%
698 households
Terraced6.6%
268 households
Semi-detached6.1%
247 households
Detached6%
245 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.4%
2,254 households
1 car or van in household35.3%
1,435 households
2 cars or vans in household7.5%
304 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
75 households
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.5%
1,648 households
1 bedroom24.4%
991 households
3 bedrooms18.5%
754 households
4 or more bedrooms16.6%
675 households
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.7%
2,264 households
One-person household31.4%
1,277 households
Other household types13%
527 households
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.6%
1,326 households
1 person in household31.4%
1,277 households
3 people in household15%
611 households
4 people in household11.2%
456 households
5 people in household5.6%
227 households
6 people in household3.2%
132 households
7 people in household0.7%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,683 residents
15–2922.6%
2,216 residents
30–4425.2%
2,472 residents
45–6424.2%
2,375 residents
65 and over10.9%
1,069 residents
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.5%
5,647 residents
Other ethnic group17%
1,673 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.8%
1,357 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%
641 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5%
495 residents
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.3%
4,595 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.2%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.3%
910 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.8%
626 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
4,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.8%
3,029 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
2,074 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,595 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
999 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.5%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.2%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.4%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.6%
5,752 residents
Good health28.7%
2,818 residents
Fair health8.4%
820 residents
Bad health2.9%
282 residents
Very bad health1.4%
142 residents
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
8,577 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
1,240 residents
Abbey Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%
2,093 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
1,220 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
509 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
221 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
25 households
Abbey Road · 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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