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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000964

Maida Hill

Maida Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,142 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
12,142

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,358

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23,873.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

64.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.9%

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.

Kilburn Grange, Camden8,903 residents · 23.5% owned · 66.3% no carHackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no carHilldrop, Islington8,682 residents · 22.4% owned · 68.0% no carChelsea Riverside West, Kensington and Chelsea6,336 residents · 27.1% owned · 59.7% no carBrondesbury, Brent8,622 residents · 29.7% owned · 56.3% no carNorth End, Hammersmith and Fulham7,582 residents · 19.5% owned · 66.0% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Queen's Park Gardens, Westminster10,522 residents · 21.5% owned · 56.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Maida Hill

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

Tenure

Social rented48.8%
2,613 households
Private rented29.8%
1,599 households
Owned20.2%
1,084 households
Shared ownership0.9%
47 households
Lives rent free0.3%
15 households
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.9%
2,563 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits40.8%
2,183 households
Terraced5.6%
298 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
93 households
Semi-detached1.6%
85 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
81 households
Detached0.9%
50 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household64.9%
3,475 households
1 car or van in household29.9%
1,602 households
2 cars or vans in household4.7%
252 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
29 households
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.1%
2,148 households
1 bedroom36.7%
1,967 households
3 bedrooms16.9%
905 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
338 households
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49%
2,627 households
One-person household38.2%
2,046 households
Other household types12.8%
685 households
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.2%
2,046 households
2 people in household28.9%
1,549 households
3 people in household15.2%
813 households
4 people in household9%
482 households
5 people in household5.3%
285 households
6 people in household2.2%
119 households
7 people in household0.7%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,728 residents
15–2924.5%
2,976 residents
30–4425.1%
3,047 residents
45–6425.9%
3,144 residents
65 and over10.3%
1,245 residents
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.7%
5,428 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.1%
2,313 residents
Other ethnic group16.4%
1,987 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.4%
1,505 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.5%
908 residents
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.9%
4,926 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.1%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
713 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
6,231 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
3,843 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,936 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
1,549 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.9%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
6,145 residents
Good health30.8%
3,734 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,475 residents
Bad health4.7%
566 residents
Very bad health1.8%
222 residents
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
10,093 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
2,049 residents
Maida Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.5%
2,115 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,746 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
994 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.5%
454 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.9%
48 households
Maida 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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