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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000631

Herne Hill East

Herne Hill East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,525 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
9,525

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,739

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,947

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

53.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.9%

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.

Telegraph Hill, Lewisham8,620 residents · 34.6% owned · 54.7% no carPeckham Rye, Southwark9,353 residents · 38.7% owned · 54.1% no carLoampit & Hilly Fields, Lewisham6,796 residents · 50.8% owned · 47.1% no carLower Clapton, Hackney8,194 residents · 41.5% owned · 55.3% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no carLadywell, Lewisham7,189 residents · 52.2% owned · 42.6% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Streatham Hill, Lambeth9,378 residents · 39.8% owned · 51.6% no carLeigham Vale & Royal Circus, Lambeth8,521 residents · 49.6% owned · 44.3% no carStreatham Central, Lambeth9,499 residents · 47.7% owned · 50.8% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Herne Hill East

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

Tenure

Owned39.9%
1,490 households
Private rented31%
1,158 households
Social rented27.8%
1,040 households
Shared ownership1.3%
50 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.3%
1,207 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits28.6%
1,070 households
Terraced21.8%
816 households
Semi-detached11%
410 households
Detached4.4%
165 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household53.1%
1,985 households
1 car or van in household37.8%
1,413 households
2 cars or vans in household7.6%
285 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
56 households
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.6%
1,180 households
4 or more bedrooms23.5%
879 households
3 bedrooms23.1%
865 households
1 bedroom21.8%
815 households
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.3%
1,992 households
One-person household26.8%
1,002 households
Other household types19.8%
741 households
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.8%
1,226 households
1 person in household26.8%
1,003 households
3 people in household18.3%
685 households
4 people in household14.2%
530 households
5 people in household4.5%
168 households
6 people in household1.8%
69 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
42 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,471 residents
15–2927.4%
2,612 residents
30–4425.3%
2,409 residents
45–6423.2%
2,208 residents
65 and over8.6%
823 residents
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.5%
5,477 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African22.1%
2,109 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.1%
776 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%
685 residents
Other ethnic group5%
481 residents
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.9%
4,843 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.1%
880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.9%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.6%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.5%
434 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.3%
5,751 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.9%
1,983 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
2,059 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,879 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.3%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.4%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.2%
5,545 residents
Good health29.5%
2,811 residents
Fair health8.4%
797 residents
Bad health3.1%
292 residents
Very bad health0.8%
80 residents
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
8,226 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
1,299 residents
Herne Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%
1,897 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,207 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
476 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Herne Hill East · 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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