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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000383

West Kensington

West Kensington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,462 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
8,462

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,112

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,093.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

67.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.4%

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.

Queensway, Westminster8,432 residents · 27.7% owned · 73.0% no carWest Hampstead, Camden9,082 residents · 29.3% owned · 62.9% no carSt John's Wood South, Westminster7,703 residents · 28.4% owned · 65.9% no carCamden Road South, Camden7,879 residents · 26.7% owned · 66.7% no carVauxhall South, Lambeth12,520 residents · 24.5% owned · 72.8% no carWestbourne Grove, Westminster9,955 residents · 31.8% owned · 65.9% no car

Most similar within Hammersmith and Fulham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carShepherd's Bush South, Hammersmith and Fulham6,433 residents · 28.5% owned · 66.9% no carShepherd's Bush North, Hammersmith and Fulham7,485 residents · 22.0% owned · 66.2% no carNorth End, Hammersmith and Fulham7,582 residents · 19.5% owned · 66.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Kensington

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

Tenure

Private rented46.6%
1,917 households
Owned30.2%
1,241 households
Social rented22.3%
919 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement67.7%
2,784 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits25.5%
1,047 households
Terraced3.9%
161 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
40 households
Semi-detached0.8%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
27 households
Detached0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household67.4%
2,769 households
1 car or van in household28.6%
1,177 households
2 cars or vans in household3.4%
138 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
27 households
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom37.5%
1,542 households
2 bedrooms34.8%
1,430 households
3 bedrooms18.6%
766 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
373 households
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household44.2%
1,816 households
One-person household41.4%
1,703 households
Other household types14.4%
592 households
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.4%
1,702 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,345 households
3 people in household13.1%
538 households
4 people in household8.9%
367 households
5 people in household2.8%
115 households
6 people in household0.8%
32 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.4%
879 residents
15–2928.2%
2,384 residents
30–4425.6%
2,168 residents
45–6422.6%
1,909 residents
65 and over13.3%
1,124 residents
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.9%
4,896 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.3%
1,212 residents
Other ethnic group12.1%
1,028 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.9%
750 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
577 residents
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.4%
4,545 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
989 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.7%
808 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.7%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
167 residents aged 16 and over
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.2%
4,680 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.4%
2,590 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
255 residents aged 16 and over
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,694 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,687 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.4%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
219 residents aged 16 and over
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.2%
4,758 residents
Good health29.9%
2,532 residents
Fair health9.5%
807 residents
Bad health3.1%
264 residents
Very bad health1.2%
101 residents
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
7,277 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,185 residents
West Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
2,087 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,346 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
524 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
135 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
West Kensington · 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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