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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000363

Homerton South

Homerton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,882 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
11,882

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,442

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19,916.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

67.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.2%

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.

Peckham North West, Southwark10,225 residents · 16.3% owned · 58.9% no carKilburn Park, Brent8,195 residents · 15.5% owned · 62.1% no carWalworth South, Southwark6,719 residents · 12.8% owned · 69.0% no carDeptford North, Lewisham8,789 residents · 20.6% owned · 60.0% no carTulse Hill, Lambeth8,630 residents · 23.4% owned · 58.0% no carWhite City, Hammersmith and Fulham7,034 residents · 17.7% owned · 60.9% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Amhurst Road & Pembury Estate, Hackney11,512 residents · 17.8% owned · 67.3% no carHaggerston East, Hackney9,922 residents · 18.8% owned · 65.8% no carHackney Marshes, Hackney6,845 residents · 16.4% owned · 62.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Homerton South

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

Tenure

Social rented61.7%
2,742 households
Private rented17.2%
766 households
Owned16.9%
749 households
Shared ownership3.8%
170 households
Lives rent free0.3%
15 households
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement84.3%
3,742 households
Terraced7.3%
326 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
128 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.3%
101 households
Semi-detached1.9%
84 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
37 households
Detached0.4%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household67.8%
3,011 households
1 car or van in household28.4%
1,260 households
2 cars or vans in household3.4%
152 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.4%
18 households
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.8%
1,858 households
3 bedrooms25.6%
1,139 households
1 bedroom25%
1,111 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
333 households
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.6%
2,514 households
One-person household30.3%
1,346 households
Other household types13%
579 households
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.3%
1,345 households
2 people in household27.9%
1,237 households
3 people in household18.5%
820 households
4 people in household12.9%
572 households
5 people in household6.6%
295 households
6 people in household2.5%
111 households
7 people in household0.9%
38 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
2,543 residents
15–2923.5%
2,796 residents
30–4425.4%
3,020 residents
45–6422.2%
2,638 residents
65 and over7.4%
885 residents
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African37.3%
4,438 residents
White35.2%
4,181 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.8%
1,397 residents
Other ethnic group8.3%
986 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.4%
881 residents
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.2%
3,864 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10%
915 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
254 residents aged 16 and over
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%
5,464 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
3,385 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,645 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.2%
1,395 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.9%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53%
6,300 residents
Good health29.9%
3,556 residents
Fair health10.8%
1,289 residents
Bad health4.7%
562 residents
Very bad health1.5%
175 residents
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
10,058 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,824 residents
Homerton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,625 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.1%
1,604 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
830 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
358 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
24 households
Homerton 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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