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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000628

Brixton North

Brixton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,785 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
10,785

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,481

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,445.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

69.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.5%

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.

Camberwell Green, Southwark11,311 residents · 20.7% owned · 69.7% no carBurgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no carPeckham North, Southwark8,813 residents · 21.6% owned · 62.7% no carCamberwell North, Southwark9,882 residents · 26.6% owned · 64.0% no carNew Cross & Deptford South, Lewisham8,888 residents · 24.1% owned · 63.3% no carNewington, Kennington East & Walworth West, Southwark9,245 residents · 22.4% owned · 71.1% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brixton Central, Lambeth9,160 residents · 24.4% owned · 67.3% no carClapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Lambeth8,321 residents · 20.9% owned · 62.6% no carLambeth Walk & North Kennington, Lambeth9,099 residents · 25.6% owned · 68.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brixton North

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

Tenure

Social rented52.3%
2,342 households
Private rented24.4%
1,094 households
Owned19.7%
884 households
Shared ownership3.3%
146 households
Lives rent free0.3%
15 households
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement76%
3,405 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.2%
457 households
Terraced6.4%
286 households
Semi-detached3.2%
143 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
72 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
66 households
Detached1.2%
53 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household69.5%
3,117 households
1 car or van in household25.6%
1,148 households
2 cars or vans in household4.1%
184 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
33 households
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.6%
1,550 households
1 bedroom30.4%
1,361 households
3 bedrooms23.2%
1,038 households
4 or more bedrooms11.9%
534 households
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.2%
2,116 households
One-person household34.4%
1,540 households
Other household types18.4%
827 households
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%
1,540 households
2 people in household30.7%
1,375 households
3 people in household16.1%
723 households
4 people in household9.3%
415 households
5 people in household5.4%
244 households
6 people in household2.4%
107 households
8 or more people in household1%
46 households
7 people in household0.8%
34 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.3%
1,430 residents
15–2930.3%
3,265 residents
30–4425.1%
2,702 residents
45–6423.3%
2,516 residents
65 and over8.1%
872 residents
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41%
4,422 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African37%
3,992 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.9%
963 residents
Other ethnic group8%
867 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
540 residents
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.5%
4,200 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,627 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
1,311 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9%
831 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.7%
6,164 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.8%
2,656 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.5%
416 residents aged 16 and over
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,691 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,440 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.6%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
403 residents aged 16 and over
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
5,684 residents
Good health31.9%
3,444 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,128 residents
Bad health3.8%
413 residents
Very bad health1.1%
116 residents
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
9,240 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,545 residents
Brixton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.8%
1,875 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,495 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.8%
842 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
248 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
23 households
Brixton 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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