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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000355

Lower Clapton

Lower Clapton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,194 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
8,194

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,114

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,488.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.8%

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.

Herne Hill East, Lambeth9,525 residents · 39.9% owned · 53.1% no carKensal Green, Brent9,940 residents · 48.6% owned · 44.3% no carArchway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no carTelegraph Hill, Lewisham8,620 residents · 34.6% owned · 54.7% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no carStreatham Common, Lambeth8,738 residents · 48.1% owned · 46.3% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Homerton North, Hackney6,697 residents · 40.9% owned · 52.1% no carStoke Newington North, Hackney7,763 residents · 41.8% owned · 57.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lower Clapton

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

Tenure

Owned41.5%
1,291 households
Private rented32.9%
1,024 households
Social rented23.9%
745 households
Shared ownership1.5%
48 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.2%
1,096 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits33.1%
1,029 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.9%
651 households
Semi-detached4.8%
149 households
Detached2.4%
76 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
57 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.3%
1,723 households
1 car or van in household37.1%
1,155 households
2 cars or vans in household6.3%
195 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
41 households
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms27.8%
867 households
4 or more bedrooms25.7%
801 households
1 bedroom24.3%
757 households
2 bedrooms22.1%
689 households
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.8%
1,611 households
One-person household28.9%
900 households
Other household types19.3%
600 households
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29%
902 households
2 people in household27.5%
857 households
3 people in household17.8%
553 households
4 people in household15.7%
489 households
5 people in household5.5%
172 households
6 people in household2.2%
68 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
40 households
7 people in household1.1%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,322 residents
15–2922.4%
1,835 residents
30–4429.3%
2,399 residents
45–6422.4%
1,834 residents
65 and over9.8%
804 residents
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.8%
4,406 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.7%
1,450 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.9%
1,382 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.1%
578 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
378 residents
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56.8%
3,857 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
948 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.8%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8%
542 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.5%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.8%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.6%
4,723 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.2%
1,917 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.3%
1,853 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.8%
4,493 residents
Good health29.9%
2,447 residents
Fair health10.1%
824 residents
Bad health3.3%
268 residents
Very bad health2%
162 residents
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
6,922 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,272 residents
Lower Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.8%
1,456 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
991 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
484 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
166 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Lower Clapton · 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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