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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000625

Stockwell West

Stockwell West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,304 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
9,304

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,799

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,779.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

66.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.1%

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.

Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no carQueenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carWalworth South, Southwark6,719 residents · 12.8% owned · 69.0% no carCamberwell Green, Southwark11,311 residents · 20.7% owned · 69.7% no carCanada Water, Southwark10,223 residents · 18.3% owned · 67.1% no carNew Cross & Deptford South, Lewisham8,888 residents · 24.1% owned · 63.3% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stockwell North, Lambeth7,859 residents · 20.9% owned · 66.0% no carClapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Lambeth8,321 residents · 20.9% owned · 62.6% no carBrixton North, Lambeth10,785 residents · 19.7% owned · 69.5% no carStockwell South, Lambeth9,553 residents · 25.3% owned · 64.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stockwell West

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

Tenure

Social rented48.8%
1,855 households
Private rented31.6%
1,200 households
Owned17.9%
680 households
Shared ownership1.5%
58 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement83%
3,151 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.4%
280 households
Terraced4.1%
154 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
81 households
Semi-detached1.8%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
36 households
Detached0.7%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household66.4%
2,522 households
1 car or van in household29.1%
1,105 households
2 cars or vans in household3.9%
149 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
21 households
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.2%
1,642 households
1 bedroom24.4%
927 households
3 bedrooms22.8%
866 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
363 households
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.2%
1,870 households
One-person household30.5%
1,158 households
Other household types20.3%
769 households
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.9%
1,173 households
1 person in household30.5%
1,158 households
3 people in household17.4%
661 households
4 people in household12.7%
482 households
5 people in household4.7%
179 households
6 people in household2.4%
91 households
7 people in household1%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,505 residents
15–2930.6%
2,843 residents
30–4424.7%
2,297 residents
45–6422.6%
2,102 residents
65 and over6%
558 residents
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44%
4,089 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African32.4%
3,012 residents
Other ethnic group8.2%
765 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.9%
736 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
698 residents
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.1%
3,779 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.2%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%
566 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.6%
5,432 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25.9%
1,996 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,449 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.3%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.6%
5,267 residents
Good health30.4%
2,832 residents
Fair health9.3%
867 residents
Bad health2.8%
258 residents
Very bad health0.9%
80 residents
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
8,186 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
1,118 residents
Stockwell West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,545 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.7%
1,469 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
590 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
172 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
Stockwell West · 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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