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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000632

Acre Lane

Acre Lane is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,586 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
9,586

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,259

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

18,151.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

61.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

71.4%

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.

Lavender Hill West & Little India, Wandsworth10,081 residents · 38.5% owned · 53.4% no carTooting Bec Common, Wandsworth10,027 residents · 47.4% owned · 47.7% no carClapham 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 carBalham, Wandsworth8,721 residents · 46.5% owned · 50.1% 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 carClapham Old Town, Lambeth7,538 residents · 37.0% owned · 57.6% no carClapham South, Lambeth7,714 residents · 50.5% owned · 42.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Acre Lane

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

Tenure

Private rented44.6%
1,899 households
Owned32.6%
1,390 households
Social rented21.5%
914 households
Shared ownership1.3%
55 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits44.7%
1,906 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.9%
1,102 households
Terraced20.9%
892 households
Semi-detached3.4%
145 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.6%
109 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
52 households
Detached1.2%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household61.6%
2,625 households
1 car or van in household32.5%
1,385 households
2 cars or vans in household5.1%
218 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%
33 households
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.1%
1,668 households
1 bedroom24.2%
1,031 households
3 bedrooms20.5%
874 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
688 households
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household40.7%
1,733 households
Other household types31.4%
1,337 households
One-person household28%
1,191 households
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.4%
1,765 households
1 person in household28%
1,191 households
3 people in household16.4%
699 households
4 people in household9.8%
416 households
5 people in household2.5%
107 households
6 people in household1.5%
63 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 156.8%
650 residents
15–2944.4%
4,262 residents
30–4427.3%
2,619 residents
45–6415.6%
1,499 residents
65 and over5.8%
560 residents
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.6%
6,672 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.6%
1,500 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
647 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%
449 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
317 residents
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above71.4%
6,351 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.5%
843 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.5%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.5%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)81.7%
7,274 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive16.2%
1,441 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations33%
2,938 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.8%
2,560 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.9%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.7%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.4%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health62.2%
5,960 residents
Good health27.6%
2,647 residents
Fair health7.2%
692 residents
Bad health2.3%
217 residents
Very bad health0.7%
70 residents
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.3%
8,562 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.7%
1,024 residents
Acre Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59%
2,515 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.9%
1,231 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.3%
397 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Acre Lane · 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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