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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000638

Brixton Hill West

Brixton Hill West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,254 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
10,254

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,107

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,968.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

57.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.0%

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.

Queenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carTelegraph Hill, Lewisham8,620 residents · 34.6% owned · 54.7% no carBurgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no carBattersea Latchmere, Wandsworth7,900 residents · 28.6% owned · 59.0% no carBrockley West, Lewisham8,295 residents · 36.3% owned · 49.3% no carNew Cross South, Lewisham9,906 residents · 30.3% owned · 60.8% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stockwell South, Lambeth9,553 residents · 25.3% owned · 64.4% no carOval, Lambeth8,406 residents · 27.6% owned · 63.8% no carStockwell East, Lambeth9,631 residents · 26.0% owned · 64.5% no carBrixton Central, Lambeth9,160 residents · 24.4% owned · 67.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brixton Hill West

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

Tenure

Social rented36.6%
1,503 households
Owned32.3%
1,326 households
Private rented29%
1,192 households
Shared ownership1.9%
79 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement56.6%
2,326 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits17.5%
719 households
Terraced16.8%
691 households
Semi-detached4.2%
174 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
97 households
Detached1.6%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household57.9%
2,380 households
1 car or van in household36.4%
1,495 households
2 cars or vans in household4.8%
196 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%
36 households
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.7%
1,629 households
3 bedrooms24.8%
1,019 households
1 bedroom24.3%
998 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
461 households
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.2%
2,021 households
One-person household30.9%
1,270 households
Other household types19.9%
818 households
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.1%
1,360 households
1 person in household31%
1,272 households
3 people in household18.5%
761 households
4 people in household11.4%
468 households
5 people in household3.4%
138 households
6 people in household1.5%
61 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
24 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
1,404 residents
15–2928.4%
2,914 residents
30–4428.6%
2,937 residents
45–6422%
2,260 residents
65 and over7.2%
740 residents
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.5%
5,383 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African27.1%
2,781 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.7%
893 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%
639 residents
Other ethnic group5.5%
560 residents
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52%
4,555 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
1,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.5%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
827 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%
651 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.6%
6,004 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.9%
2,528 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,964 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,540 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
5,497 residents
Good health31.2%
3,202 residents
Fair health10.8%
1,110 residents
Bad health3.4%
344 residents
Very bad health1%
102 residents
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
8,705 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,550 residents
Brixton Hill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,980 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,362 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
600 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
155 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Brixton Hill West · 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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