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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000358

Stoke Newington South

Stoke Newington South is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,090 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
11,090

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,817

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,988.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

67.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

58.1%

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.

Newington Green, Islington8,542 residents · 23.1% owned · 65.8% no carQueenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carOval, Lambeth8,406 residents · 27.6% owned · 63.8% no carClapham Common North, Lambeth6,774 residents · 23.7% owned · 64.1% no carBrixton Central, Lambeth9,160 residents · 24.4% owned · 67.3% no carCanada Water, Southwark10,223 residents · 18.3% owned · 67.1% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dalston East, Hackney9,217 residents · 31.4% owned · 64.4% no carDe Beauvoir, Hackney7,614 residents · 28.0% owned · 62.1% no carHackney Central, Hackney8,061 residents · 22.6% owned · 70.6% no carLondon Fields & Mare Street, Hackney10,418 residents · 24.6% owned · 67.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stoke Newington South

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

Tenure

Social rented37.1%
1,787 households
Private rented33.2%
1,599 households
Owned27.8%
1,340 households
Shared ownership1.7%
80 households
Lives rent free0.2%
11 households
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement51.6%
2,486 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits19.5%
940 households
Terraced17.8%
856 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.9%
234 households
Semi-detached2.8%
133 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
93 households
Detached1.4%
69 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household67.4%
3,248 households
1 car or van in household28.4%
1,369 households
2 cars or vans in household3.2%
154 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%
45 households
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33%
1,588 households
1 bedroom30%
1,444 households
3 bedrooms25%
1,203 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
581 households
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49%
2,359 households
One-person household33.5%
1,612 households
Other household types17.6%
848 households
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
1,612 households
2 people in household31.5%
1,517 households
3 people in household17.3%
834 households
4 people in household11.6%
557 households
5 people in household3.7%
176 households
6 people in household1.2%
59 households
7 people in household0.9%
43 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
1,564 residents
15–2923.7%
2,626 residents
30–4432.5%
3,603 residents
45–6422%
2,435 residents
65 and over7.8%
860 residents
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.9%
5,974 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.5%
2,162 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%
1,057 residents
Other ethnic group9.2%
1,024 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.9%
871 residents
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above58.1%
5,462 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.6%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.6%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.4%
6,625 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.1%
2,544 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
2,447 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,851 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.3%
6,025 residents
Good health30.1%
3,339 residents
Fair health10.8%
1,198 residents
Bad health3.5%
389 residents
Very bad health1.3%
139 residents
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
9,404 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,686 residents
Stoke Newington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
2,230 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,468 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
837 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
255 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
29 households
Stoke Newington 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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