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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006882

Kenton West

Kenton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 14,394 residents in Harrow. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Harrow
14,394

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,396

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,763.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.6%

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.

Barkingside West, Redbridge6,621 residents · 74.0% owned · 19.1% no carKenton Woodcock Park, Brent7,632 residents · 70.9% owned · 19.4% no carQueensbury South, Brent11,877 residents · 55.6% owned · 24.8% no carClayhall South, Redbridge14,420 residents · 74.5% owned · 15.1% no carHorsenden, Ealing9,042 residents · 66.3% owned · 21.1% no carNorthwick Park, Brent8,319 residents · 66.0% owned · 21.6% no car

Most similar within Harrow

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Queensbury West, Harrow8,714 residents · 65.9% owned · 18.3% no carBelmont, Harrow9,605 residents · 76.4% owned · 12.2% no carRayners Lane South, Harrow8,269 residents · 66.1% owned · 18.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kenton West

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

Tenure

Owned72.2%
3,176 households
Private rented23.4%
1,028 households
Social rented3.1%
137 households
Shared ownership1.2%
53 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached61.4%
2,701 households
Terraced20.9%
919 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.9%
260 households
Detached5.2%
229 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.5%
199 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
77 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,912 households
2 cars or vans in household30.1%
1,321 households
No cars or vans in household15%
659 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%
504 households
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
2,020 households
4 or more bedrooms39.4%
1,733 households
2 bedrooms10.1%
445 households
1 bedroom4.5%
198 households
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,748 households
Other household types22.9%
1,005 households
One-person household14.6%
644 households
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.2%
1,109 households
3 people in household20.1%
885 households
4 people in household20.1%
882 households
1 person in household14.7%
645 households
5 people in household9.9%
434 households
6 people in household5%
220 households
7 people in household2.5%
112 households
8 or more people in household2.5%
110 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
2,346 residents
15–2918.5%
2,664 residents
30–4422.4%
3,227 residents
45–6424.8%
3,566 residents
65 and over18%
2,592 residents
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh57%
8,200 residents
White29.7%
4,273 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.7%
824 residents
Other ethnic group5.2%
746 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
352 residents
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.6%
4,843 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
2,416 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
1,276 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
7,218 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
4,408 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
2,012 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.8%
2,004 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
1,695 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
1,464 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
7,290 residents
Good health34.5%
4,973 residents
Fair health11.1%
1,601 residents
Bad health3%
433 residents
Very bad health0.7%
97 residents
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.6%
12,754 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.4%
1,640 residents
Kenton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
2,158 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,591 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
550 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Kenton West · 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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