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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000592

South Kensington

South Kensington is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,764 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
5,764

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,840

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,156.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

72.3%

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.

Fitzjohns & Royal Free, Camden7,493 residents · 35.5% owned · 59.0% no carBelsize Park, Camden5,914 residents · 38.5% owned · 59.6% no carMarylebone & Park Lane, Westminster6,837 residents · 31.3% owned · 65.3% no carLittle Venice, Westminster9,252 residents · 39.9% owned · 57.4% no carBayswater East, Westminster7,417 residents · 29.1% owned · 72.3% no carRegent's Park, Westminster6,056 residents · 37.6% owned · 69.3% no car

Most similar within Kensington and Chelsea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hans Town, Kensington and Chelsea5,983 residents · 34.6% owned · 55.5% no carFulham Road, Kensington and Chelsea6,617 residents · 40.7% owned · 53.0% no carNotting Hill South, Kensington and Chelsea7,175 residents · 45.9% owned · 52.4% no carKensington Abingdon, Kensington and Chelsea6,496 residents · 43.1% owned · 52.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Kensington

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

Tenure

Private rented53.7%
1,525 households
Owned38.1%
1,081 households
Social rented8%
226 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement50.2%
1,425 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits32.1%
911 households
Terraced10.9%
310 households
Semi-detached2.8%
79 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
47 households
Detached0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59.3%
1,684 households
1 car or van in household32%
909 households
2 cars or vans in household7.2%
205 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
42 households
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39%
1,106 households
1 bedroom29.1%
825 households
3 bedrooms19.4%
550 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
358 households
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household45.8%
1,300 households
One-person household45.4%
1,287 households
Other household types8.8%
250 households
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.4%
1,287 households
2 people in household31.1%
881 households
3 people in household10.6%
300 households
4 people in household8.3%
236 households
5 people in household3.6%
102 households
6 people in household1%
28 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
778 residents
15–2924.5%
1,411 residents
30–4423.2%
1,338 residents
45–6426.6%
1,533 residents
65 and over12.2%
704 residents
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.7%
4,244 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.8%
740 residents
Other ethnic group6.3%
365 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
308 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
103 residents
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above72.3%
3,572 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.8%
534 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications5.8%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.5%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.4%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.3%
63 residents aged 16 and over
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
3,109 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.7%
1,716 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
117 residents aged 16 and over
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations37.3%
1,842 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.1%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
290 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.5%
220 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3.3%
163 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3%
150 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.1%
53 residents aged 16 and over
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health69.2%
3,988 residents
Good health23.7%
1,365 residents
Fair health5.4%
312 residents
Bad health1.3%
76 residents
Very bad health0.4%
24 residents
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act92.3%
5,320 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act7.7%
444 residents
South Kensington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.5%
1,802 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.6%
811 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.1%
172 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
45 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
South 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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