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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007109

De Beauvoir

De Beauvoir is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,614 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
7,614

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,303

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,726.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

62.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.1%

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.

Highbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carIslington East & Arlington, Islington8,922 residents · 25.1% owned · 68.8% no carArchway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no carNewington Green, Islington8,542 residents · 23.1% owned · 65.8% no carIslington North & Canonbury West, Islington9,939 residents · 25.4% owned · 65.6% no carHornsey East, Haringey8,453 residents · 32.2% owned · 53.9% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stoke Newington South, Hackney11,090 residents · 27.8% owned · 67.4% no carDalston East, Hackney9,217 residents · 31.4% owned · 64.4% no carHackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in De Beauvoir

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

Tenure

Social rented38.4%
1,268 households
Private rented31.2%
1,029 households
Owned28%
924 households
Shared ownership2%
65 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement50.9%
1,682 households
Terraced20.6%
680 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.5%
445 households
Semi-detached8%
265 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
102 households
Detached2.2%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
49 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household62.1%
2,050 households
1 car or van in household32%
1,058 households
2 cars or vans in household4.9%
162 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1%
32 households
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.2%
1,063 households
1 bedroom28.3%
936 households
3 bedrooms25.2%
832 households
4 or more bedrooms14.3%
471 households
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.1%
1,720 households
One-person household32.4%
1,071 households
Other household types15.5%
511 households
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%
1,118 households
1 person in household32.4%
1,071 households
3 people in household15%
497 households
4 people in household12.1%
400 households
5 people in household4%
131 households
6 people in household1.8%
59 households
7 people in household0.7%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
1,061 residents
15–2923%
1,748 residents
30–4431.7%
2,413 residents
45–6421.7%
1,649 residents
65 and over9.8%
744 residents
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.5%
4,376 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.7%
1,348 residents
Other ethnic group9.4%
712 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
660 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
515 residents
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59.1%
3,837 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.8%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.6%
690 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.1%
458 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
110 residents aged 16 and over
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.6%
4,447 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.7%
1,926 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
112 residents aged 16 and over
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,506 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
207 residents aged 16 and over
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.9%
4,178 residents
Good health29.1%
2,216 residents
Fair health10.3%
786 residents
Bad health3.9%
298 residents
Very bad health1.8%
135 residents
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
6,418 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,194 residents
De Beauvoir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.7%
1,642 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.3%
968 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
478 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
26 households
De Beauvoir · 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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