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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000593

West Brompton

West Brompton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,393 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
7,393

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,684

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,839.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

64.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

63.9%

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.

Bayswater East, Westminster7,417 residents · 29.1% owned · 72.3% no carWestbourne Grove, Westminster9,955 residents · 31.8% owned · 65.9% no carWest Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham8,462 residents · 30.2% owned · 67.4% no carPimlico North, Westminster8,271 residents · 30.5% owned · 65.5% no carFulham Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,657 residents · 29.3% owned · 61.3% no carLittle Venice, Westminster9,252 residents · 39.9% owned · 57.4% no car

Most similar within Kensington and Chelsea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kensington Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea7,250 residents · 30.7% owned · 66.6% no carNotting Hill Gate, Kensington and Chelsea6,543 residents · 36.0% owned · 62.9% no carSouth Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea5,764 residents · 38.1% owned · 59.3% no carFulham Road, Kensington and Chelsea6,617 residents · 40.7% owned · 53.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Brompton

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

Tenure

Private rented50.2%
1,851 households
Owned31.8%
1,171 households
Social rented17.3%
639 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement55.6%
2,050 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits36.2%
1,336 households
Terraced4.8%
176 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
35 households
Semi-detached0.9%
33 households
Detached0.5%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household64.5%
2,378 households
1 car or van in household30.1%
1,109 households
2 cars or vans in household4.7%
175 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
23 households
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.4%
1,488 households
1 bedroom36.9%
1,358 households
3 bedrooms14.3%
527 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
312 households
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household46.8%
1,726 households
Single family household40.7%
1,501 households
Other household types12.5%
463 households
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household46.8%
1,726 households
2 people in household29.4%
1,083 households
3 people in household11.2%
412 households
4 people in household7.3%
268 households
6 people in household2.7%
100 households
5 people in household2.5%
92 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512%
888 residents
15–2927.8%
2,057 residents
30–4424.1%
1,779 residents
45–6425.1%
1,854 residents
65 and over11.1%
818 residents
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.2%
5,336 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.9%
878 residents
Other ethnic group6.7%
497 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
439 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
243 residents
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above63.9%
4,126 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
913 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.9%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.5%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.5%
100 residents aged 16 and over
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
3,838 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,480 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
142 residents aged 16 and over
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.1%
1,882 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,292 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students16.2%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.4%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.8%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.7%
107 residents aged 16 and over
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health63.5%
4,697 residents
Good health24.9%
1,838 residents
Fair health8%
589 residents
Bad health2.8%
210 residents
Very bad health0.8%
59 residents
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.2%
6,594 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.8%
799 residents
West Brompton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54%
1,990 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,188 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
355 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
134 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
West Brompton · 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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