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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000640

Clapham Park West

Clapham Park West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,293 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
9,293

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,804

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,359.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

68.6%

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 Common, Wandsworth10,027 residents · 47.4% owned · 47.7% no carEarlsfield North, Wandsworth10,174 residents · 54.0% owned · 36.1% no carSpringfield, Wandsworth10,003 residents · 55.2% owned · 40.3% no carPeckham Rye Common, Southwark9,388 residents · 45.5% owned · 45.1% no carBalham, Wandsworth8,721 residents · 46.5% owned · 50.1% no carTooting Bec West, Wandsworth6,431 residents · 44.4% owned · 51.1% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Clapham South, Lambeth7,714 residents · 50.5% owned · 42.6% no carStreatham Hill, Lambeth9,378 residents · 39.8% owned · 51.6% no carHerne Hill East, Lambeth9,525 residents · 39.9% owned · 53.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clapham Park West

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

Tenure

Owned46.3%
1,761 households
Private rented29%
1,105 households
Social rented24.1%
918 households
Shared ownership0.4%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44.8%
1,704 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits22.5%
856 households
Terraced21.7%
825 households
Semi-detached7.2%
275 households
Detached2.6%
98 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,772 households
No cars or vans in household44.5%
1,694 households
2 cars or vans in household7.3%
276 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
62 households
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.2%
1,262 households
3 bedrooms27.1%
1,032 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
883 households
1 bedroom16.5%
626 households
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.6%
2,076 households
One-person household25.9%
984 households
Other household types19.6%
745 households
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,305 households
1 person in household25.8%
984 households
3 people in household18.2%
694 households
4 people in household15.6%
594 households
5 people in household4.2%
160 households
6 people in household1.3%
48 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,494 residents
15–2929.6%
2,746 residents
30–4427.1%
2,521 residents
45–6418.8%
1,749 residents
65 and over8.4%
782 residents
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.2%
6,430 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.4%
1,247 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%
666 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
611 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
342 residents
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above68.6%
5,292 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.7%
750 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.4%
646 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.7%
442 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.3%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)76.3%
5,881 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive22.1%
1,701 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations32.3%
2,491 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.2%
2,097 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.3%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.4%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.1%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health62.7%
5,826 residents
Good health26.8%
2,492 residents
Fair health7.5%
695 residents
Bad health2.4%
219 residents
Very bad health0.7%
61 residents
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.3%
8,301 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.7%
993 residents
Clapham Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.6%
2,267 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.1%
1,033 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
398 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Clapham Park 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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