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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000647

West Norwood West & Streatham East

West Norwood West & Streatham East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,592 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
8,592

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,422

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,881.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.2%

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.

Ladywell, Lewisham7,189 residents · 52.2% owned · 42.6% no carManor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no carUpper Walthamstow, Waltham Forest9,247 residents · 53.1% owned · 41.8% no carDulwich Hill, Southwark9,497 residents · 49.9% owned · 41.4% no carPerry Vale, Lewisham8,134 residents · 48.0% owned · 44.0% no carNunhead South & Newlands, Southwark7,680 residents · 51.8% owned · 40.3% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Norwood West & Streatham East

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

Tenure

Owned54.2%
1,854 households
Private rented24.8%
848 households
Social rented18.8%
645 households
Shared ownership2.2%
74 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.3%
1,071 households
Semi-detached24.3%
832 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits20.1%
689 households
Terraced17.4%
594 households
Detached6.3%
215 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.4%
1,587 households
No cars or vans in household38.9%
1,331 households
2 cars or vans in household11.7%
401 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
101 households
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms29.6%
1,013 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
949 households
4 or more bedrooms22.9%
782 households
1 bedroom19.8%
678 households
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.8%
2,047 households
One-person household29%
991 households
Other household types11.2%
385 households
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%
1,028 households
1 person in household29%
991 households
3 people in household18%
617 households
4 people in household15.4%
527 households
5 people in household5.3%
180 households
6 people in household1.3%
43 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
19 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,553 residents
15–2918.2%
1,561 residents
30–4424.8%
2,131 residents
45–6426.3%
2,259 residents
65 and over12.7%
1,088 residents
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59%
5,067 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.9%
1,622 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.4%
812 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.1%
698 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
394 residents
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.2%
3,754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
908 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
616 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
187 residents aged 16 and over
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.5%
4,683 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.4%
2,111 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
139 residents aged 16 and over
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,720 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,445 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.4%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
230 residents aged 16 and over
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.4%
4,675 residents
Good health30.8%
2,647 residents
Fair health10.3%
888 residents
Bad health3.3%
286 residents
Very bad health1.1%
94 residents
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
7,375 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,217 residents
West Norwood West & Streatham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.9%
1,775 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,100 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
426 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
West Norwood West & Streatham East · 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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