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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000181

South Hampstead

South Hampstead is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,076 residents in Camden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Camden
8,076

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,749

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,936.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

58.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

73.1%

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.

Maida Vale, Westminster7,876 residents · 33.8% owned · 61.4% no carBarnsbury East, Islington8,283 residents · 37.5% owned · 60.1% no carStroud Green, Haringey6,120 residents · 38.8% owned · 58.6% no carHighgate East, Haringey5,848 residents · 48.1% owned · 48.3% no carLittle Venice, Westminster9,252 residents · 39.9% owned · 57.4% no carTooting Bec East, Wandsworth6,145 residents · 41.6% owned · 50.5% no car

Most similar within Camden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Belsize Park, Camden5,914 residents · 38.5% owned · 59.6% no carFitzjohns & Royal Free, Camden7,493 residents · 35.5% owned · 59.0% no carMansfield Road & Park Hill Road, Camden7,393 residents · 41.8% owned · 54.4% no carFortune Green, Camden7,916 residents · 44.2% owned · 52.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Hampstead

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

Tenure

Private rented46.8%
1,754 households
Owned35.1%
1,315 households
Social rented17.5%
657 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits55.5%
2,080 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.6%
1,411 households
Terraced3%
112 households
Semi-detached1.9%
72 households
Detached1%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household58.5%
2,197 households
1 car or van in household35.5%
1,334 households
2 cars or vans in household5.2%
197 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
25 households
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.5%
1,555 households
1 bedroom27.5%
1,032 households
3 bedrooms22.8%
857 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
307 households
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54%
2,024 households
One-person household34.5%
1,295 households
Other household types11.5%
431 households
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,341 households
1 person in household34.5%
1,295 households
3 people in household15.6%
585 households
4 people in household10.1%
380 households
5 people in household2.9%
108 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
1,161 residents
15–2923%
1,861 residents
30–4431.5%
2,540 residents
45–6421.2%
1,711 residents
65 and over9.9%
803 residents
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.3%
5,517 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.8%
1,114 residents
Other ethnic group6.6%
536 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%
525 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
387 residents
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above73.1%
5,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications8.9%
610 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.9%
470 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.8%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.9%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.4%
95 residents aged 16 and over
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.7%
4,973 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25.4%
1,737 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
131 residents aged 16 and over
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations36.9%
2,525 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,736 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.7%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.5%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.3%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.5%
242 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health62.2%
5,024 residents
Good health27.1%
2,191 residents
Fair health7.6%
617 residents
Bad health2.3%
188 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.8%
7,168 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.2%
908 residents
South Hampstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.1%
2,216 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.3%
1,063 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
357 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
South Hampstead · 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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