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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004543

Grange Hill

Grange Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,602 residents in Epping Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,602

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,669

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,451.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.8%

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.

Edgware East, Barnet11,244 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.6% no carHeathfield, Richmond upon Thames11,087 residents · 62.7% owned · 21.1% no carFairlop, Redbridge14,594 residents · 61.4% owned · 22.2% no carPinner Green, Harrow7,481 residents · 59.7% owned · 20.7% no carHillingdon South, Hillingdon9,115 residents · 63.9% owned · 19.2% no carNorthwood Hills, Hillingdon9,521 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Grange Hill

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

Tenure

Owned63.2%
1,686 households
Private rented18.1%
483 households
Social rented17.3%
462 households
Shared ownership1.3%
34 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.5%
840 households
Semi-detached25.6%
683 households
Detached25.2%
672 households
Terraced15.4%
411 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,131 households
2 cars or vans in household27.6%
738 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
434 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
367 households
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms32.5%
867 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
815 households
3 bedrooms30.4%
812 households
1 bedroom6.6%
175 households
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
1,821 households
One-person household19.7%
525 households
Other household types12.1%
324 households
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.6%
818 households
3 people in household20%
535 households
1 person in household19.7%
527 households
4 people in household16.7%
445 households
5 people in household7.3%
195 households
6 people in household3.2%
86 households
7 people in household1.3%
36 households
8 or more people in household1%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
1,527 residents
15–2917.5%
1,331 residents
30–4422.7%
1,722 residents
45–6423.2%
1,765 residents
65 and over16.5%
1,255 residents
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.6%
4,075 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30.2%
2,294 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%
493 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
428 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
312 residents
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.8%
2,385 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
743 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
3,695 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
2,132 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.9%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
3,929 residents
Good health34.2%
2,597 residents
Fair health11%
835 residents
Bad health2.4%
182 residents
Very bad health0.8%
58 residents
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
6,686 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
916 residents
Grange Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
1,339 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
936 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
314 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Grange 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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