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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000644

Leigham Vale & Royal Circus

Leigham Vale & Royal Circus is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,521 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
8,521

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,496

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,421.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.9%

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.

Dulwich 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 carLoampit & Hilly Fields, Lewisham6,796 residents · 50.8% owned · 47.1% no carForest Hill East, Lewisham7,816 residents · 54.9% owned · 39.9% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Streatham Common, Lambeth8,738 residents · 48.1% owned · 46.3% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carStreatham Hill, Lambeth9,378 residents · 39.8% owned · 51.6% no carStreatham Central, Lambeth9,499 residents · 47.7% owned · 50.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leigham Vale & Royal Circus

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

Tenure

Owned49.6%
1,734 households
Private rented30.4%
1,064 households
Social rented19.2%
672 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits30.7%
1,072 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.5%
1,065 households
Semi-detached19.9%
697 households
Terraced14.1%
494 households
Detached3.1%
107 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44.3%
1,547 households
1 car or van in household43.6%
1,524 households
2 cars or vans in household9.7%
340 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
85 households
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.7%
1,142 households
3 bedrooms25%
874 households
4 or more bedrooms21.6%
754 households
1 bedroom20.8%
726 households
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.8%
1,951 households
One-person household28.2%
985 households
Other household types16%
561 households
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.7%
1,142 households
1 person in household28.2%
984 households
3 people in household18.2%
635 households
4 people in household13.3%
466 households
5 people in household5.5%
192 households
6 people in household1.1%
39 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,521 residents
15–2919.5%
1,662 residents
30–4430.6%
2,605 residents
45–6423.8%
2,025 residents
65 and over8.3%
708 residents
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.1%
5,118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.9%
1,608 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.3%
792 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.8%
582 residents
Other ethnic group4.9%
418 residents
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.9%
4,002 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.2%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.9%
751 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.4%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.7%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)73.4%
5,077 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.9%
1,721 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,758 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.3%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.8%
4,928 residents
Good health30.5%
2,600 residents
Fair health8.5%
726 residents
Bad health2.5%
209 residents
Very bad health0.7%
58 residents
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.3%
7,521 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.7%
1,000 residents
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.7%
1,913 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,102 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
360 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Leigham Vale & Royal Circus · 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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