Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000591

Earl's Court

Earl's Court is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,212 residents in Kensington and Chelsea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kensington and Chelsea

6,212

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,241

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,221.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

69.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Earl's Court

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

Tenure

Private rented43.7%

1,415 households

Social rented31.4%

1,019 households

Owned23.7%

767 households

Shared ownership1.1%

36 households

Lives rent free0.1%

4 households

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement69.1%

2,239 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits25.8%

836 households

Terraced1.5%

48 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%

37 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%

36 households

Semi-detached1%

32 households

Detached0.3%

9 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household69.3%

2,245 households

1 car or van in household26.5%

858 households

2 cars or vans in household3.6%

117 households

3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%

21 households

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom41.7%

1,352 households

2 bedrooms41.3%

1,337 households

3 bedrooms12%

389 households

4 or more bedrooms5%

163 households

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household49%

1,589 households

Single family household41.7%

1,352 households

Other household types9.3%

303 households

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household49%

1,589 households

2 people in household29.5%

955 households

3 people in household11.3%

366 households

4 people in household6.8%

220 households

5 people in household2.3%

74 households

6 people in household1%

31 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

4 households

7 people in household0.1%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.7%

725 residents

15–2926.7%

1,655 residents

30–4425.1%

1,560 residents

45–6424.1%

1,494 residents

65 and over12.5%

776 residents

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.8%

3,278 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.2%

1,069 residents

Other ethnic group15.8%

983 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.8%

483 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%

397 residents

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60%

3,268 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications12%

652 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications11.8%

644 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications6%

326 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%

236 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.8%

206 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship2.1%

115 residents aged 16 and over

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%

3,136 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.7%

2,162 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.7%

149 residents aged 16 and over

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%

1,333 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%

1,049 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students13.9%

758 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%

687 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%

496 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations6.3%

344 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations6.1%

332 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations5.6%

306 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%

139 residents aged 16 and over

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.8%

3,531 residents

Good health28.3%

1,757 residents

Fair health9.6%

599 residents

Bad health3.9%

244 residents

Very bad health1.3%

81 residents

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%

5,351 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%

861 residents

Earl's Court · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%

1,479 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%

1,093 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%

447 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%

180 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%

39 households

Earl's Court · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000591

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Earl's Court

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Earl's Court

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.