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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006954

Colindale West & South

Colindale West & South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,113 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
10,113

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,720

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,865.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.3%

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.

Spring Grove, Hounslow12,122 residents · 39.9% owned · 43.2% no carSouth Harrow, Harrow9,326 residents · 43.7% owned · 33.9% no carLea Bridge, Waltham Forest10,563 residents · 46.9% owned · 51.1% no carEast Acton, Ealing12,653 residents · 32.3% owned · 53.2% no carGreenhill South, Harrow11,669 residents · 38.7% owned · 48.1% no carBeckton, Newham9,426 residents · 23.2% owned · 45.9% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Hendon, Barnet11,626 residents · 43.4% owned · 39.8% no carChilds Hill, Barnet6,674 residents · 40.3% owned · 46.1% no carNorth Hendon & Sunny Hill, Barnet7,631 residents · 46.3% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Colindale West & South

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

Tenure

Private rented40.1%
1,491 households
Owned35.2%
1,308 households
Social rented20.5%
763 households
Shared ownership4.1%
154 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement65.5%
2,439 households
Semi-detached22.5%
839 households
Terraced4.9%
183 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
126 households
Detached2.3%
85 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,640 households
No cars or vans in household40.9%
1,522 households
2 cars or vans in household11.9%
441 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
117 households
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.1%
1,232 households
3 bedrooms28.5%
1,059 households
1 bedroom26%
966 households
4 or more bedrooms12.4%
463 households
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58%
2,158 households
One-person household27.3%
1,015 households
Other household types14.7%
547 households
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.3%
1,015 households
2 people in household27.3%
1,014 households
3 people in household17.9%
665 households
4 people in household14.4%
536 households
5 people in household6.6%
247 households
6 people in household3.7%
136 households
7 people in household1.6%
58 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
49 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,951 residents
15–2922.6%
2,282 residents
30–4430.2%
3,051 residents
45–6420.1%
2,031 residents
65 and over7.9%
799 residents
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.7%
3,714 residents
White36.1%
3,651 residents
Other ethnic group11.1%
1,126 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.9%
1,101 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
519 residents
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.3%
3,811 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,428 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.2%
983 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.8%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.8%
5,218 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
2,525 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.9%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,451 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,196 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.2%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.6%
5,519 residents
Good health32.9%
3,327 residents
Fair health9.2%
934 residents
Bad health2.4%
244 residents
Very bad health0.9%
89 residents
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90%
9,104 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10%
1,009 residents
Colindale West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,801 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,237 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
503 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
150 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
29 households
Colindale West & South · 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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