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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000648

West Norwood South

West Norwood South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,825 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
7,825

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,188

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,111.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.4%

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.

Nunhead North, Southwark9,688 residents · 31.3% owned · 51.2% no carSydenham Wells, Lewisham8,131 residents · 41.4% owned · 45.5% no carBeckenham Hill, Lewisham7,536 residents · 28.3% owned · 46.3% no carChinbrook, Lewisham6,768 residents · 41.9% owned · 40.5% no carWoolwich West, Greenwich7,561 residents · 25.1% owned · 49.0% no carUpper Sydenham, Lewisham7,035 residents · 44.4% owned · 47.0% no car

Most similar within Lambeth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tulse Hill, Lambeth8,630 residents · 23.4% owned · 58.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Norwood South

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

Tenure

Social rented48.2%
1,538 households
Owned33.8%
1,077 households
Private rented16.3%
520 households
Shared ownership1.3%
41 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement51.7%
1,647 households
Terraced24.7%
786 households
Semi-detached12.8%
409 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.8%
247 households
Detached1.9%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.2%
1,567 households
1 car or van in household40.4%
1,289 households
2 cars or vans in household8.7%
278 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%
54 households
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.5%
1,163 households
3 bedrooms31.5%
1,005 households
1 bedroom21.7%
693 households
4 or more bedrooms10.3%
327 households
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59%
1,880 households
One-person household31.7%
1,012 households
Other household types9.3%
296 households
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.8%
1,013 households
2 people in household28.8%
917 households
3 people in household18.3%
583 households
4 people in household12.9%
411 households
5 people in household4.8%
152 households
6 people in household1.9%
59 households
8 or more people in household1%
31 households
7 people in household0.7%
22 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
1,643 residents
15–2918.7%
1,464 residents
30–4424.3%
1,900 residents
45–6426%
2,032 residents
65 and over10%
783 residents
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.1%
3,449 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African35.5%
2,778 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups10.2%
795 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
432 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
369 residents
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.4%
2,514 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
940 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.8%
658 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
546 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
123 residents aged 16 and over
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
3,899 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
1,990 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
185 residents aged 16 and over
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
284 residents aged 16 and over
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.6%
4,038 residents
Good health31.2%
2,439 residents
Fair health11.5%
898 residents
Bad health3.7%
293 residents
Very bad health2%
157 residents
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
6,562 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,263 residents
West Norwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.8%
1,363 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,025 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
606 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
West Norwood South · 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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