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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000636

Clapham South

Clapham South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,714 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
7,714

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,081

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,353.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

74.0%

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.

Springfield, Wandsworth10,003 residents · 55.2% owned · 40.3% no carTooting Bec Common, Wandsworth10,027 residents · 47.4% owned · 47.7% no carBalham, Wandsworth8,721 residents · 46.5% owned · 50.1% no carClapham Common West, Wandsworth8,815 residents · 53.0% owned · 41.6% no carEarlsfield North, Wandsworth10,174 residents · 54.0% owned · 36.1% no carMunster, Hammersmith and Fulham5,975 residents · 46.6% owned · 45.8% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Clapham Park West, Lambeth9,293 residents · 46.3% owned · 44.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clapham South

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

Tenure

Owned50.5%
1,557 households
Private rented33.9%
1,043 households
Social rented15%
462 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits29.6%
910 households
Terraced28.5%
879 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.9%
766 households
Semi-detached11.3%
349 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
74 households
Detached1.8%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
46 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,367 households
No cars or vans in household42.6%
1,312 households
2 cars or vans in household10.8%
332 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%
68 households
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms35.1%
1,080 households
2 bedrooms30%
925 households
3 bedrooms18.3%
564 households
1 bedroom16.6%
510 households
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.1%
1,635 households
One-person household24.4%
752 households
Other household types22.4%
691 households
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
1,100 households
1 person in household24.4%
752 households
3 people in household17.7%
544 households
4 people in household14.4%
443 households
5 people in household5%
154 households
6 people in household2%
62 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
1,150 residents
15–2931.2%
2,408 residents
30–4425.5%
1,965 residents
45–6420.5%
1,581 residents
65 and over7.9%
613 residents
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.3%
5,963 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.8%
680 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
441 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%
420 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
213 residents
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above74%
4,816 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications8.8%
570 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.5%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.2%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.1%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.1%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)78.9%
5,132 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive19.7%
1,283 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations37.8%
2,461 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28%
1,826 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.8%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.9%
253 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3.3%
217 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.8%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health66.2%
5,111 residents
Good health24.8%
1,910 residents
Fair health6.4%
494 residents
Bad health2.1%
160 residents
Very bad health0.5%
42 residents
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.5%
6,981 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.5%
736 residents
Clapham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension65.6%
2,020 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25.4%
783 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.5%
231 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
44 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Clapham South · 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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