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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000973

Westbourne Grove

Westbourne Grove is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,955 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
9,955

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,797

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

18,357

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

63.8%

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.

Shepherd's Bush South, Hammersmith and Fulham6,433 residents · 28.5% owned · 66.9% no carNotting Hill Gate, Kensington and Chelsea6,543 residents · 36.0% owned · 62.9% no carWest Hampstead, Camden9,082 residents · 29.3% owned · 62.9% no carKilburn West, Brent9,014 residents · 31.0% owned · 62.1% no carBrook Green, Hammersmith and Fulham7,628 residents · 33.6% owned · 57.5% no carFulham Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,657 residents · 29.3% owned · 61.3% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pimlico North, Westminster8,271 residents · 30.5% owned · 65.5% no carBayswater East, Westminster7,417 residents · 29.1% owned · 72.3% no carLittle Venice, Westminster9,252 residents · 39.9% owned · 57.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westbourne Grove

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

Tenure

Private rented43.5%
2,086 households
Owned31.8%
1,524 households
Social rented24.1%
1,154 households
Shared ownership0.6%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement51.6%
2,475 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits32.8%
1,572 households
Terraced9.1%
436 households
Semi-detached2.4%
114 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
71 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
68 households
Detached1.2%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65.9%
3,161 households
1 car or van in household28.2%
1,352 households
2 cars or vans in household4.9%
233 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
51 households
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom45.5%
2,184 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
1,465 households
3 bedrooms14.1%
676 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
472 households
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household47%
2,252 households
Single family household42.9%
2,056 households
Other household types10.2%
488 households
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household46.9%
2,252 households
2 people in household29.7%
1,425 households
3 people in household10.4%
499 households
4 people in household6.4%
307 households
5 people in household3.8%
182 households
8 or more people in household1.7%
80 households
6 people in household0.8%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.1%
1,101 residents
15–2924.4%
2,434 residents
30–4429%
2,890 residents
45–6424.5%
2,441 residents
65 and over11%
1,091 residents
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.6%
6,231 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.7%
1,267 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%
850 residents
Other ethnic group8.4%
838 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.7%
771 residents
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above63.8%
5,607 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.1%
972 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.8%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.6%
582 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.1%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.9%
5,971 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.3%
2,667 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.5%
2,589 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,895 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.1%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.7%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.6%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.2%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health61.1%
6,084 residents
Good health26.8%
2,672 residents
Fair health7.7%
771 residents
Bad health3.2%
316 residents
Very bad health1.1%
112 residents
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.6%
8,715 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.4%
1,238 residents
Westbourne Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
2,458 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
1,490 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
597 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
219 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
33 households
Westbourne Grove · 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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