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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000976

Queensway

Queensway is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,432 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
8,432

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,214

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

18,262.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

73.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

65.7%

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.

West Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham8,462 residents · 30.2% owned · 67.4% no carEarl's Court, Kensington and Chelsea6,212 residents · 23.7% owned · 69.3% no carKensington Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea7,250 residents · 30.7% owned · 66.6% no carWest Hampstead, Camden9,082 residents · 29.3% owned · 62.9% no carHammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carWest Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea7,393 residents · 31.8% owned · 64.5% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bryanston & Dorset Square, Westminster7,473 residents · 27.4% owned · 72.8% no carBayswater East, Westminster7,417 residents · 29.1% owned · 72.3% no carPaddington & St George's Fields, Westminster8,705 residents · 28.7% owned · 68.0% no carSt John's Wood South, Westminster7,703 residents · 28.4% owned · 65.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Queensway

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

Tenure

Private rented58.3%
2,455 households
Owned27.7%
1,169 households
Social rented13.4%
564 households
Lives rent free0.4%
15 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement75.9%
3,197 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.7%
578 households
Terraced5.3%
225 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
85 households
Semi-detached1.5%
65 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
36 households
Detached0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household73%
3,073 households
1 car or van in household23.1%
971 households
2 cars or vans in household3.2%
135 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%
33 households
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom41%
1,725 households
2 bedrooms34.3%
1,446 households
3 bedrooms16.5%
697 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
344 households
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household45.8%
1,927 households
Single family household40.6%
1,708 households
Other household types13.6%
572 households
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.8%
1,928 households
2 people in household31.1%
1,308 households
3 people in household12.3%
516 households
4 people in household7.3%
307 households
5 people in household2.3%
95 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.3%
866 residents
15–2927.4%
2,313 residents
30–4430.2%
2,547 residents
45–6421.2%
1,790 residents
65 and over10.9%
917 residents
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.9%
4,882 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.7%
1,492 residents
Other ethnic group13.4%
1,132 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%
535 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%
391 residents
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above65.7%
4,938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
922 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.4%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.6%
343 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.8%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.8%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
4,708 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.5%
2,590 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.2%
2,193 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.2%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.3%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.6%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.4%
4,924 residents
Good health27.6%
2,330 residents
Fair health9.2%
778 residents
Bad health3.3%
275 residents
Very bad health1.5%
125 residents
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.1%
7,427 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.9%
1,005 residents
Queensway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
2,130 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,367 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
527 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
160 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
29 households
Queensway · 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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