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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000603

Norbiton East

Norbiton East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,636 residents in Kingston upon Thames. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kingston upon Thames
8,636

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,953

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,524.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.7%

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.

Heathfield, Richmond upon Thames11,087 residents · 62.7% owned · 21.1% no carHillingdon South, Hillingdon9,115 residents · 63.9% owned · 19.2% no carFairlop, Redbridge14,594 residents · 61.4% owned · 22.2% no carEdgware East, Barnet11,244 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.6% no carBrunswick Park Road, Barnet8,891 residents · 62.7% owned · 25.3% no carDucks Island & Underhill, Barnet9,646 residents · 53.5% owned · 26.4% no car

Most similar within Kingston upon Thames

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tolworth, Kingston upon Thames9,294 residents · 62.1% owned · 20.8% no carMalden Manor, Kingston upon Thames7,627 residents · 67.9% owned · 17.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norbiton East

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

Tenure

Owned48.9%
1,444 households
Private rented25.8%
762 households
Social rented23.3%
689 households
Shared ownership1.8%
53 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.9%
1,327 households
Terraced29.1%
859 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.4%
483 households
Detached6%
178 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.1%
1,362 households
No cars or vans in household27.3%
807 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
619 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
165 households
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
1,362 households
4 or more bedrooms22.9%
675 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
585 households
1 bedroom11.2%
331 households
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
1,943 households
One-person household21%
621 households
Other household types13.2%
389 households
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.1%
741 households
3 people in household21.3%
628 households
1 person in household21%
621 households
4 people in household19.7%
583 households
5 people in household8.9%
262 households
6 people in household3%
89 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,656 residents
15–2922.5%
1,940 residents
30–4422%
1,902 residents
45–6424.7%
2,134 residents
65 and over11.7%
1,008 residents
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.2%
4,849 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh25.5%
2,199 residents
Other ethnic group8.6%
744 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
465 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%
377 residents
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.7%
2,999 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.1%
690 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
545 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
4,092 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.1%
2,474 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.2%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,262 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.5%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
4,409 residents
Good health33.7%
2,911 residents
Fair health11.1%
957 residents
Bad health3.2%
280 residents
Very bad health0.9%
79 residents
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
7,397 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,238 residents
Norbiton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.1%
1,420 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
952 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
448 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
127 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Norbiton East · 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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