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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000620

Kennington West & Vauxhall North

Kennington West & Vauxhall North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,846 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
9,846

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,590

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13,499.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

24.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

68.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.2%

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.

Bermondsey East, Southwark11,896 residents · 21.2% owned · 67.4% no carWalworth North, Southwark9,791 residents · 21.9% owned · 73.0% no carHaggerston West & Kingsland Basin, Hackney13,458 residents · 17.1% owned · 70.3% no carCanada Water, Southwark10,223 residents · 18.3% owned · 67.1% no carNewington, Kennington East & Walworth West, Southwark9,245 residents · 22.4% owned · 71.1% no carSouthwark St George's, Southwark9,276 residents · 22.2% owned · 73.3% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stockwell East, Lambeth9,631 residents · 26.0% owned · 64.5% no carClapham Common North, Lambeth6,774 residents · 23.7% owned · 64.1% no carVauxhall South, Lambeth12,520 residents · 24.5% owned · 72.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kennington West & Vauxhall North

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

Tenure

Social rented41.1%
1,886 households
Private rented29.8%
1,370 households
Owned24.2%
1,111 households
Shared ownership4.8%
219 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement78.1%
3,586 households
Terraced8.5%
390 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.6%
304 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.8%
176 households
Semi-detached1.2%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
51 households
Detached0.5%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household68%
3,122 households
1 car or van in household27.7%
1,271 households
2 cars or vans in household3.6%
163 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
33 households
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.4%
1,901 households
1 bedroom32%
1,468 households
3 bedrooms19.9%
912 households
4 or more bedrooms6.7%
308 households
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46.4%
2,126 households
One-person household37.8%
1,735 households
Other household types15.8%
724 households
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.8%
1,735 households
2 people in household33.8%
1,552 households
3 people in household15.1%
694 households
4 people in household8.3%
380 households
5 people in household3.1%
142 households
6 people in household1.5%
67 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.5%
1,231 residents
15–2929.4%
2,891 residents
30–4424.9%
2,453 residents
45–6423.9%
2,357 residents
65 and over9.3%
913 residents
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.5%
5,267 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African23.6%
2,322 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8%
784 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.7%
760 residents
Other ethnic group7.2%
712 residents
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.2%
4,870 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.6%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8%
679 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.7%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.1%
5,796 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.1%
2,477 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,962 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,918 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.4%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.7%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.5%
5,463 residents
Good health30.5%
2,999 residents
Fair health9.9%
979 residents
Bad health3.1%
301 residents
Very bad health1%
103 residents
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
8,466 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,379 residents
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
2,288 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
1,453 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
649 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
191 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Kennington West & Vauxhall North · 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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