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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000630

Clapham Old Town

Clapham Old Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,538 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
7,538

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,431

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,108.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

57.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

66.9%

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.

Tooting Bec West, Wandsworth6,431 residents · 44.4% owned · 51.1% no carClapham Junction & East Hill, Wandsworth8,916 residents · 37.6% owned · 53.2% no carHighbury Fields, Islington8,556 residents · 36.6% owned · 60.4% no carBarnsbury East, Islington8,283 residents · 37.5% owned · 60.1% no carFulham Aintree, Hammersmith and Fulham6,195 residents · 36.4% owned · 52.1% no carTooting Bec East, Wandsworth6,145 residents · 41.6% owned · 50.5% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Clapham North, Lambeth9,117 residents · 32.6% owned · 59.6% no carBrixton Hill East, Lambeth8,402 residents · 41.2% owned · 58.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clapham Old Town

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

Tenure

Private rented37.3%
1,281 households
Owned37%
1,271 households
Social rented24.3%
835 households
Shared ownership1.1%
39 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.8%
1,639 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits22.5%
771 households
Terraced18.7%
642 households
Semi-detached5.5%
187 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.8%
95 households
Detached1.5%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household57.6%
1,977 households
1 car or van in household34.2%
1,174 households
2 cars or vans in household6.6%
227 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
52 households
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39%
1,336 households
1 bedroom26.9%
922 households
3 bedrooms18.8%
644 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
528 households
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48.7%
1,670 households
One-person household32.6%
1,118 households
Other household types18.7%
643 households
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
1,311 households
1 person in household32.6%
1,118 households
3 people in household13.7%
470 households
4 people in household11.3%
386 households
5 people in household3%
104 households
6 people in household0.8%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.7%
879 residents
15–2931.1%
2,346 residents
30–4427.5%
2,075 residents
45–6420%
1,505 residents
65 and over9.7%
734 residents
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.9%
5,422 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.7%
1,033 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
515 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%
347 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
222 residents
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above66.9%
4,421 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11%
728 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.7%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.7%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)75.1%
4,961 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive23.2%
1,535 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations31.1%
2,053 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.3%
1,807 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.4%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.8%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.8%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.5%
4,561 residents
Good health27.3%
2,056 residents
Fair health8.6%
648 residents
Bad health2.7%
206 residents
Very bad health0.9%
67 residents
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
6,576 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
961 residents
Clapham Old Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.8%
2,018 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.2%
966 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
329 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
99 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Clapham Old Town · 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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