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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000604

New Malden East

New Malden East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,242 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
9,242

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,559

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,029.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.6%

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.

Roding, Redbridge13,088 residents · 60.2% owned · 24.6% no carNew Barnet West, Barnet6,533 residents · 64.0% owned · 22.7% no carSouth Woodford High Road, Redbridge12,393 residents · 57.6% owned · 28.5% no carElthorne Park, Ealing6,713 residents · 71.7% owned · 24.8% no carBrent Valley, Ealing6,584 residents · 58.9% owned · 28.1% no carWest Barnes, Merton8,886 residents · 72.0% owned · 20.5% no car

Most similar within Kingston upon Thames

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Malden West, Kingston upon Thames8,489 residents · 70.7% owned · 21.4% no carSouthborough, Kingston upon Thames8,093 residents · 64.4% owned · 21.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Malden East

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

Tenure

Owned61.5%
2,189 households
Private rented30.8%
1,096 households
Social rented6.6%
236 households
Shared ownership1%
36 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.2%
1,145 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.7%
985 households
Terraced22.6%
803 households
Detached8.5%
302 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%
210 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
83 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.5%
1,798 households
No cars or vans in household28.2%
1,004 households
2 cars or vans in household18%
639 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
118 households
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32.6%
1,162 households
4 or more bedrooms29.2%
1,038 households
2 bedrooms23%
817 households
1 bedroom15.2%
542 households
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
2,345 households
One-person household25.1%
893 households
Other household types9%
320 households
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.8%
1,025 households
1 person in household25.1%
893 households
4 people in household19.4%
692 households
3 people in household19.1%
679 households
5 people in household5.5%
195 households
6 people in household1.4%
51 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,843 residents
15–2915%
1,389 residents
30–4424.5%
2,261 residents
45–6426.6%
2,463 residents
65 and over13.9%
1,289 residents
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.7%
5,514 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.8%
2,476 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%
533 residents
Other ethnic group5.5%
510 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
206 residents
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.6%
4,052 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.7%
850 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.5%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.3%
675 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%
432 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
217 residents aged 16 and over
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.3%
4,759 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
2,385 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
142 residents aged 16 and over
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,725 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.7%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
230 residents aged 16 and over
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.4%
4,939 residents
Good health34%
3,147 residents
Fair health9.3%
855 residents
Bad health2.5%
228 residents
Very bad health0.8%
74 residents
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.8%
8,210 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.2%
1,032 residents
New Malden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.4%
2,007 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
1,107 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
371 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
New Malden 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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