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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000621

Vauxhall South

Vauxhall South is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,520 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
12,520

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,007

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,174.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

24.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

72.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

61.8%

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.

Lower Holloway, Islington12,420 residents · 23.9% owned · 72.6% no carHoxton South & East, Hackney7,332 residents · 17.2% owned · 78.6% no carFulham Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,657 residents · 29.3% owned · 61.3% no carBarons Court, Hammersmith and Fulham5,614 residents · 31.7% owned · 66.2% no carWest Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham8,462 residents · 30.2% owned · 67.4% no carWalworth North, Southwark9,791 residents · 21.9% owned · 73.0% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kennington West & Vauxhall North, Lambeth9,846 residents · 24.2% owned · 68.0% no carClapham Common North, Lambeth6,774 residents · 23.7% owned · 64.1% no carStockwell East, Lambeth9,631 residents · 26.0% owned · 64.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Vauxhall South

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

Tenure

Private rented43%
2,582 households
Social rented29.3%
1,761 households
Owned24.5%
1,474 households
Shared ownership3%
183 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement69.1%
4,152 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.6%
996 households
Terraced7.7%
463 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
147 households
Semi-detached2.2%
133 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
70 households
Detached0.7%
45 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
3 households
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household72.8%
4,373 households
1 car or van in household23.9%
1,436 households
2 cars or vans in household2.7%
161 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
39 households
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.4%
2,430 households
1 bedroom35.9%
2,158 households
3 bedrooms15.1%
907 households
4 or more bedrooms8.6%
514 households
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household42.2%
2,538 households
One-person household40.6%
2,440 households
Other household types17.2%
1,031 households
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.6%
2,440 households
2 people in household36.1%
2,171 households
3 people in household12.9%
775 households
4 people in household6.5%
388 households
5 people in household2.5%
149 households
6 people in household0.9%
54 households
7 people in household0.4%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.2%
1,157 residents
15–2935.8%
4,488 residents
30–4428%
3,508 residents
45–6419.3%
2,414 residents
65 and over7.6%
954 residents
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.1%
7,019 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.4%
2,181 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.5%
1,565 residents
Other ethnic group7.1%
892 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.9%
865 residents
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above61.8%
6,980 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.2%
1,378 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.7%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.6%
636 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.6%
516 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.6%
7,743 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28%
3,162 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
2,909 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
2,515 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.6%
1,536 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.2%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57%
7,133 residents
Good health30.9%
3,873 residents
Fair health8.6%
1,078 residents
Bad health2.7%
339 residents
Very bad health0.8%
99 residents
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
11,014 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
1,506 residents
Vauxhall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54%
3,246 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
1,838 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
697 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
202 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
24 households
Vauxhall South · 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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