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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006796

South Ruislip

South Ruislip is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,695 residents in Hillingdon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hillingdon
9,695

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,579

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,254.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.9%

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.

Haymill & Lynch Hill, Slough10,444 residents · 52.5% owned · 16.6% no carSutton West, Sutton8,171 residents · 66.9% owned · 22.2% no carWallington North, Sutton8,177 residents · 64.2% owned · 22.3% no carSutton East, Sutton8,146 residents · 70.6% owned · 23.4% no carRush Green, Havering13,842 residents · 53.1% owned · 30.4% no carRoding, Redbridge13,088 residents · 60.2% owned · 24.6% no car

Most similar within Hillingdon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Ruislip South, Hillingdon8,929 residents · 66.4% owned · 19.3% no carNorthwood Hills, Hillingdon9,521 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Ruislip

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

Tenure

Owned64.2%
2,299 households
Private rented25.2%
902 households
Social rented9.3%
334 households
Shared ownership1%
37 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41%
1,467 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.1%
1,112 households
Terraced15%
538 households
Detached8.9%
317 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.6%
1,739 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
861 households
No cars or vans in household19.4%
693 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
286 households
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,423 households
2 bedrooms31.8%
1,138 households
4 or more bedrooms14.9%
535 households
1 bedroom13.5%
483 households
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,434 households
One-person household23.6%
846 households
Other household types8.4%
299 households
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.7%
1,029 households
1 person in household23.6%
846 households
3 people in household21.9%
783 households
4 people in household16.8%
600 households
5 people in household6%
215 households
6 people in household2%
71 households
7 people in household0.6%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,867 residents
15–2917.5%
1,699 residents
30–4426.8%
2,599 residents
45–6423.2%
2,246 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,284 residents
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.5%
5,572 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.7%
2,590 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
542 residents
Other ethnic group5.4%
526 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
467 residents
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.9%
3,003 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
246 residents aged 16 and over
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
5,160 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.7%
2,451 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
110 residents aged 16 and over
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,676 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
412 residents aged 16 and over
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.1%
5,150 residents
Good health33.1%
3,209 residents
Fair health10.1%
979 residents
Bad health3%
289 residents
Very bad health0.7%
67 residents
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
8,484 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,211 residents
South Ruislip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
1,766 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,197 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
508 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
South Ruislip · 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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