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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000646

Streatham Central

Streatham Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,499 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
9,499

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,903

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,021.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

58.3%

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.

Queens Park, Brent9,954 residents · 42.9% owned · 50.0% no carTooting East, Wandsworth10,861 residents · 39.6% owned · 52.7% no carClissold South, Hackney7,034 residents · 41.7% owned · 58.5% no carStoke Newington North, Hackney7,763 residents · 41.8% owned · 57.3% no carPeckham Rye, Southwark9,353 residents · 38.7% owned · 54.1% no carEaling Broadway West, Ealing9,183 residents · 42.1% owned · 41.8% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leigham Vale & Royal Circus, Lambeth8,521 residents · 49.6% owned · 44.3% no carStreatham Hill, Lambeth9,378 residents · 39.8% owned · 51.6% no carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carHerne Hill East, Lambeth9,525 residents · 39.9% owned · 53.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Streatham Central

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

Tenure

Owned47.7%
1,860 households
Private rented40.1%
1,564 households
Social rented11.6%
451 households
Shared ownership0.7%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.4%
1,384 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits24.6%
961 households
Semi-detached14%
546 households
Terraced13.8%
538 households
Detached7.1%
279 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
120 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
78 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50.8%
1,984 households
1 car or van in household37%
1,443 households
2 cars or vans in household9.2%
358 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
120 households
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.9%
1,284 households
1 bedroom25.1%
981 households
4 or more bedrooms23.8%
929 households
3 bedrooms18.2%
711 households
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.7%
2,057 households
One-person household29.2%
1,141 households
Other household types18.1%
707 households
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34%
1,326 households
1 person in household29.2%
1,141 households
3 people in household17.2%
670 households
4 people in household12.4%
485 households
5 people in household4.4%
173 households
6 people in household1.3%
51 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
32 households
7 people in household0.7%
26 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,464 residents
15–2921.7%
2,061 residents
30–4429.8%
2,835 residents
45–6423.3%
2,211 residents
65 and over9.8%
928 residents
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.7%
5,761 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14%
1,329 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.3%
1,076 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.6%
815 residents
Other ethnic group5.4%
516 residents
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above58.3%
4,641 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.7%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.1%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.6%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%
448 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.7%
5,791 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25.6%
2,037 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
2,045 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,803 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57%
5,412 residents
Good health31.1%
2,951 residents
Fair health8.6%
814 residents
Bad health2.6%
243 residents
Very bad health0.8%
80 residents
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
8,315 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,184 residents
Streatham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.6%
2,134 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
1,175 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
456 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
127 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Streatham Central · 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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