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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000378

Shepherd's Bush South

Shepherd's Bush South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,433 residents in Hammersmith and Fulham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hammersmith and Fulham
6,433

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,250

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21,858.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

66.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.0%

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.

Kilburn West, Brent9,014 residents · 31.0% owned · 62.1% no carWestbourne Grove, Westminster9,955 residents · 31.8% owned · 65.9% no carWest Hampstead, Camden9,082 residents · 29.3% owned · 62.9% no carBrownswood, Hackney9,286 residents · 29.3% owned · 66.1% no carPimlico North, Westminster8,271 residents · 30.5% owned · 65.5% no carVauxhall South, Lambeth12,520 residents · 24.5% owned · 72.8% no car

Most similar within Hammersmith and Fulham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham8,462 residents · 30.2% owned · 67.4% no carFulham Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,657 residents · 29.3% owned · 61.3% no carShepherd's Bush West, Hammersmith and Fulham6,701 residents · 23.0% owned · 66.8% no carBrook Green, Hammersmith and Fulham7,628 residents · 33.6% owned · 57.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shepherd's Bush South

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

Tenure

Private rented43.4%
1,409 households
Owned28.5%
927 households
Social rented27.2%
883 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement52.2%
1,696 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits36%
1,172 households
Terraced7.3%
239 households
Semi-detached1.7%
55 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
32 households
Detached0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household66.9%
2,176 households
1 car or van in household29.1%
946 households
2 cars or vans in household3.4%
112 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
17 households
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom45.8%
1,489 households
2 bedrooms33.5%
1,089 households
3 bedrooms11.7%
380 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
293 households
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46.1%
1,498 households
One-person household42.4%
1,379 households
Other household types11.5%
374 households
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.4%
1,379 households
2 people in household34.6%
1,124 households
3 people in household12.3%
399 households
4 people in household6.5%
211 households
5 people in household3.1%
102 households
6 people in household0.7%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.5%
807 residents
15–2926.5%
1,704 residents
30–4428.2%
1,811 residents
45–6423.2%
1,493 residents
65 and over9.6%
616 residents
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.8%
4,044 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.2%
723 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.8%
692 residents
Other ethnic group8.6%
551 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
425 residents
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60%
3,350 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
689 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
650 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.7%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.4%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.9%
3,901 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.3%
1,524 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,338 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,317 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.6%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.5%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.2%
3,682 residents
Good health29.4%
1,893 residents
Fair health9.2%
589 residents
Bad health2.9%
187 residents
Very bad health1.3%
83 residents
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
5,666 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
769 residents
Shepherd's Bush South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49%
1,593 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,087 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
427 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
137 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Shepherd's Bush 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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