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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000629

Clapham North

Clapham North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,117 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
9,117

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,017

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,212

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

66.0%

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.

Clapham Junction & East Hill, Wandsworth8,916 residents · 37.6% owned · 53.2% no carTooting Bec West, Wandsworth6,431 residents · 44.4% owned · 51.1% no carTooting Bec East, Wandsworth6,145 residents · 41.6% owned · 50.5% no carTooting Bec Common, Wandsworth10,027 residents · 47.4% owned · 47.7% no carLavender Hill West & Little India, Wandsworth10,081 residents · 38.5% owned · 53.4% no carPeckham Rye, Southwark9,353 residents · 38.7% owned · 54.1% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brixton Hill East, Lambeth8,402 residents · 41.2% owned · 58.3% no carClapham Old Town, Lambeth7,538 residents · 37.0% owned · 57.6% no carAcre Lane, Lambeth9,586 residents · 32.6% owned · 61.6% no carStreatham Hill, Lambeth9,378 residents · 39.8% owned · 51.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clapham North

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

Tenure

Private rented37.4%
1,503 households
Owned32.6%
1,310 households
Social rented27.9%
1,122 households
Shared ownership2%
79 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45%
1,807 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits30.3%
1,217 households
Terraced13.8%
556 households
Semi-detached5.8%
234 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
95 households
Detached1.5%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
46 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59.6%
2,395 households
1 car or van in household33.2%
1,333 households
2 cars or vans in household6.2%
248 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1%
40 households
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.7%
1,435 households
1 bedroom27.9%
1,119 households
3 bedrooms21.8%
874 households
4 or more bedrooms14.6%
588 households
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household45.4%
1,825 households
One-person household29.9%
1,199 households
Other household types24.7%
992 households
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
1,514 households
1 person in household29.9%
1,199 households
3 people in household17.4%
700 households
4 people in household9.6%
385 households
5 people in household2.7%
110 households
6 people in household1.7%
69 households
7 people in household0.7%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.5%
961 residents
15–2935.9%
3,270 residents
30–4426.9%
2,451 residents
45–6419.8%
1,806 residents
65 and over6.9%
632 residents
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.9%
6,099 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.9%
1,542 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
616 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%
516 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
345 residents
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above66%
5,341 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.8%
871 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.7%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.5%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.6%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)76.5%
6,195 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive21.3%
1,722 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30%
2,424 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27%
2,185 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.9%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.9%
5,557 residents
Good health28.3%
2,578 residents
Fair health7.7%
701 residents
Bad health2.4%
215 residents
Very bad health0.7%
68 residents
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.6%
8,076 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.4%
1,041 residents
Clapham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.4%
2,386 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.5%
1,064 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
397 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
163 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Clapham 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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