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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000969

Westbourne

Westbourne is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,607 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
9,607

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,720

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,689.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.6%

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.

Golborne & Swinbrook, Kensington and Chelsea7,711 residents · 11.1% owned · 66.0% no carLadbroke Grove, Kensington and Chelsea6,004 residents · 11.9% owned · 55.6% no carNotting Dale, Kensington and Chelsea7,392 residents · 11.6% owned · 62.0% no carKilburn East, Camden8,882 residents · 18.3% owned · 70.3% no carNorthumberland Park, Haringey7,518 residents · 22.2% owned · 57.4% no carUpper Edmonton West, Enfield9,645 residents · 27.3% owned · 45.9% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Church Street, Westminster14,478 residents · 14.0% owned · 69.8% no carQueen's Park Gardens, Westminster10,522 residents · 21.5% owned · 56.6% no carMaida Hill, Westminster12,142 residents · 20.2% owned · 64.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westbourne

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

Tenure

Social rented57.9%
2,154 households
Private rented23.4%
872 households
Owned16%
595 households
Shared ownership1.8%
66 households
Lives rent free0.9%
33 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement89.7%
3,338 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.3%
233 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
39 households
Terraced0.9%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
28 households
Semi-detached0.6%
21 households
Detached0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
13 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65%
2,415 households
1 car or van in household30.7%
1,142 households
2 cars or vans in household3.9%
146 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.4%
15 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.3%
1,463 households
1 bedroom33.1%
1,232 households
3 bedrooms21.9%
813 households
4 or more bedrooms5.7%
211 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.2%
2,015 households
One-person household34.3%
1,275 households
Other household types11.5%
428 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%
1,275 households
2 people in household24.1%
897 households
3 people in household16.9%
627 households
4 people in household12.4%
460 households
5 people in household7.7%
287 households
6 people in household2.8%
105 households
7 people in household1.3%
47 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,624 residents
15–2924.5%
2,354 residents
30–4423.5%
2,255 residents
45–6425.4%
2,437 residents
65 and over9.7%
934 residents
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White37.2%
3,573 residents
Other ethnic group24.6%
2,364 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.2%
1,555 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15%
1,446 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7%
673 residents
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.6%
3,259 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.6%
755 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
4,113 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
3,490 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.4%
1,602 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.1%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
4,630 residents
Good health31.3%
3,005 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,225 residents
Bad health5.5%
528 residents
Very bad health2.3%
218 residents
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
7,783 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,824 residents
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33%
1,227 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,198 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.9%
850 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.4%
385 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.6%
58 households
Westbourne · 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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