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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000651

Streatham Common

Streatham Common is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,738 residents in Lambeth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lambeth
8,738

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,479

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,803.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.2%

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.

Furzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no carLeytonstone North, Waltham Forest8,112 residents · 47.6% owned · 45.3% no carKensal Green, Brent9,940 residents · 48.6% owned · 44.3% no carLoampit & Hilly Fields, Lewisham6,796 residents · 50.8% owned · 47.1% no carManor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no carHither Green, Lewisham7,972 residents · 44.5% owned · 48.7% 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 carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carWest Norwood West & Streatham East, Lambeth8,592 residents · 54.2% owned · 38.9% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Streatham Common

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

Tenure

Owned48.1%
1,675 households
Private rented33.5%
1,166 households
Social rented16.9%
587 households
Shared ownership1.3%
46 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits30.2%
1,049 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.9%
901 households
Semi-detached21.6%
750 households
Terraced16.5%
575 households
Detached3.6%
126 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.3%
1,610 households
1 car or van in household41%
1,427 households
2 cars or vans in household9.8%
341 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
103 households
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms28.9%
1,004 households
4 or more bedrooms25.4%
883 households
1 bedroom23.9%
833 households
3 bedrooms21.8%
759 households
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56%
1,949 households
One-person household29.8%
1,035 households
Other household types14.2%
494 households
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.4%
1,058 households
1 person in household29.7%
1,035 households
3 people in household17.5%
608 households
4 people in household13.6%
472 households
5 people in household5.3%
186 households
6 people in household2%
69 households
8 or more people in household1%
36 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,457 residents
15–2918.9%
1,648 residents
30–4428.6%
2,498 residents
45–6424.4%
2,132 residents
65 and over11.5%
1,007 residents
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.2%
5,002 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20%
1,747 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
807 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.5%
740 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
443 residents
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.2%
3,618 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.9%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.6%
5,016 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.5%
2,056 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,624 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,363 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%
4,766 residents
Good health32.2%
2,813 residents
Fair health9.8%
859 residents
Bad health2.7%
237 residents
Very bad health0.7%
63 residents
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
7,627 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
1,111 residents
Streatham Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
1,711 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,166 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
477 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Streatham Common · 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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