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Kilburn is most strongly associated with its Irish and Afro-Caribbean population and culture. Kilburn today is a busy and multicultural district.
Kilburn consists of film friendly housing estates with a great variety of low and high rise, old and modern buildings and has recently been used in Noel Clarke's Adulthood and The Bill.
Population estimates for South Kilburn vary from 6,822 (according to 2007 Office of National Statistics Mid-Year estimates) to 7,748 (applying a proportion of Mid Year Statistics with a likely rise in population across the borough).
The breakdown of population by age, based on ONS MId-Year Estimates for 2007, is as follows:
Age Range Number of People Percentage
0-9 1203 16.6%
10-24 1192 16.5%
25-44 2792 38.6%
45-64 1309 18.1%
65 plus 739 10.2%
Total 7235 100%
The character of the South Kilburn area stems from the diversity of the resident population. According to the 2008 Ipsos MORI Household Survey of the New Deal for Communities area, 31% define themselves as White; this figures includes a large Irish population (however this has decreased from 9% of the SK population in 2002 to 4% in 2008). There are large Afro-Caribbean (18%), African (24%) and Asian (10%) populations in South Kilburn). This reflects a big change in the original Delivery Plan for the area, when 50% of the population was White and only 7% was Black African and 2% Asian.
Eighty-five percent of South Kilburn's population rent their accommodation. Within this, 82% rent from the Local Authority, 11% rent from Housing Associations, and just 7% rent privately. Only 14% of local people are owner occupiers. The low levels of owner occupation also indicate that there may be less commitment by residents to maintain and enhance their homes and surroundings than if there was more owner occupation in South Kilburn. Moreover, there will be a greater reliance on landlords and maintenance contractors to ensure a high standard of upkeep and improve performance on measures such as the Living Environment domain of the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
The rate of owner occupation will, largely, be determined by house prices and the number of people wanting to live in the area. The demographic data suggesting a significant transient population will tend to keep ownership levels down.
In 2008, whilst 30% of South Kilburn residents were very satisfied with their accommodation, 43% described themselves as fairly satisfied, reflecting a slow but steady increase in satisfaction levels with accommodation since 2002. Those most satisfied with their accommodation tend to be white, retired and over 45 years of age. For younger people, those aged 35 to 44, those with a disability and those defining themselves as Black, satisfaction levels are much lower.
Kilburn consists of film friendly housing estates with a great variety of low and high rise, old and modern buildings and has recently been used in Noel Clarke's Adulthood and The Bill.
Population estimates for South Kilburn vary from 6,822 (according to 2007 Office of National Statistics Mid-Year estimates) to 7,748 (applying a proportion of Mid Year Statistics with a likely rise in population across the borough).
The breakdown of population by age, based on ONS MId-Year Estimates for 2007, is as follows:
Age Range Number of People Percentage
0-9 1203 16.6%
10-24 1192 16.5%
25-44 2792 38.6%
45-64 1309 18.1%
65 plus 739 10.2%
Total 7235 100%
The character of the South Kilburn area stems from the diversity of the resident population. According to the 2008 Ipsos MORI Household Survey of the New Deal for Communities area, 31% define themselves as White; this figures includes a large Irish population (however this has decreased from 9% of the SK population in 2002 to 4% in 2008). There are large Afro-Caribbean (18%), African (24%) and Asian (10%) populations in South Kilburn). This reflects a big change in the original Delivery Plan for the area, when 50% of the population was White and only 7% was Black African and 2% Asian.
Eighty-five percent of South Kilburn's population rent their accommodation. Within this, 82% rent from the Local Authority, 11% rent from Housing Associations, and just 7% rent privately. Only 14% of local people are owner occupiers. The low levels of owner occupation also indicate that there may be less commitment by residents to maintain and enhance their homes and surroundings than if there was more owner occupation in South Kilburn. Moreover, there will be a greater reliance on landlords and maintenance contractors to ensure a high standard of upkeep and improve performance on measures such as the Living Environment domain of the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
The rate of owner occupation will, largely, be determined by house prices and the number of people wanting to live in the area. The demographic data suggesting a significant transient population will tend to keep ownership levels down.
In 2008, whilst 30% of South Kilburn residents were very satisfied with their accommodation, 43% described themselves as fairly satisfied, reflecting a slow but steady increase in satisfaction levels with accommodation since 2002. Those most satisfied with their accommodation tend to be white, retired and over 45 years of age. For younger people, those aged 35 to 44, those with a disability and those defining themselves as Black, satisfaction levels are much lower.
