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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000642

West Dulwich

West Dulwich is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,809 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
9,809

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,170

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,047.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.2%

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.

Manor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no carLoampit & Hilly Fields, Lewisham6,796 residents · 50.8% owned · 47.1% no carDulwich Hill, Southwark9,497 residents · 49.9% owned · 41.4% no carHonor Oak, Lewisham8,740 residents · 52.0% owned · 43.9% no carForest Hill West, Lewisham8,139 residents · 52.9% owned · 42.7% no carBlackheath West, Lewisham8,063 residents · 38.0% owned · 49.8% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carGipsy Hill, Lambeth7,665 residents · 37.4% owned · 47.9% no carLeigham Vale & Royal Circus, Lambeth8,521 residents · 49.6% owned · 44.3% no carStreatham Common, Lambeth8,738 residents · 48.1% owned · 46.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Dulwich

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

Tenure

Owned39.3%
1,640 households
Social rented33.1%
1,380 households
Private rented26.7%
1,114 households
Shared ownership0.7%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.8%
1,410 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits27.4%
1,144 households
Terraced22%
919 households
Semi-detached12%
500 households
Detached2.7%
111 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.2%
2,052 households
1 car or van in household42.1%
1,756 households
2 cars or vans in household7.4%
309 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
53 households
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30%
1,251 households
3 bedrooms25.6%
1,069 households
1 bedroom24.1%
1,007 households
4 or more bedrooms20.2%
843 households
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.5%
2,397 households
One-person household30.9%
1,288 households
Other household types11.6%
485 households
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.9%
1,373 households
1 person in household30.9%
1,288 households
3 people in household16%
669 households
4 people in household13.8%
577 households
5 people in household4.1%
171 households
6 people in household1.6%
68 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,674 residents
15–2920.4%
1,999 residents
30–4426.4%
2,592 residents
45–6425.1%
2,466 residents
65 and over11%
1,077 residents
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.3%
5,914 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.8%
2,141 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.9%
877 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%
526 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
354 residents
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.2%
4,584 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.4%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.3%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.5%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
149 residents aged 16 and over
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.3%
5,550 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.9%
2,318 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
146 residents aged 16 and over
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
2,010 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,838 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.3%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
295 residents aged 16 and over
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.8%
5,475 residents
Good health30.1%
2,957 residents
Fair health9.8%
966 residents
Bad health3.2%
311 residents
Very bad health1%
101 residents
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
8,471 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
1,338 residents
West Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.4%
2,187 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
1,269 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
536 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
174 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
West Dulwich · 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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