Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000659

Blackheath West

Blackheath West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,063 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
8,063

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,541

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,859.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.1%

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.

West Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carWestcombe Park & Maze Hill, Greenwich6,512 residents · 48.8% owned · 42.3% no carPeckham Rye, Southwark9,353 residents · 38.7% owned · 54.1% no carDulwich Hill, Southwark9,497 residents · 49.9% owned · 41.4% no carHornsey East, Haringey8,453 residents · 32.2% owned · 53.9% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brockley East & St Johns, Lewisham8,204 residents · 37.5% owned · 53.5% no carManor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no carHither Green, Lewisham7,972 residents · 44.5% owned · 48.7% no carBlackheath Village, Lewisham6,491 residents · 42.9% owned · 48.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blackheath West

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

Tenure

Owned38%
1,347 households
Private rented29.5%
1,045 households
Social rented29.3%
1,038 households
Shared ownership3%
105 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement52.3%
1,853 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits19.4%
688 households
Terraced11.5%
407 households
Semi-detached10.5%
372 households
Detached4.5%
159 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
52 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
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.8%
1,765 households
1 car or van in household40.4%
1,429 households
2 cars or vans in household7.6%
270 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%
77 households
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.2%
1,425 households
1 bedroom23.4%
830 households
3 bedrooms20.4%
722 households
4 or more bedrooms15.9%
564 households
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.1%
2,128 households
One-person household30.8%
1,091 households
Other household types9.1%
324 households
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%
1,329 households
1 person in household30.8%
1,089 households
3 people in household15.5%
548 households
4 people in household10.4%
367 households
5 people in household4%
142 households
6 people in household1.2%
41 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,321 residents
15–2920.8%
1,674 residents
30–4429.6%
2,387 residents
45–6423.6%
1,906 residents
65 and over9.6%
774 residents
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.2%
4,850 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.5%
1,572 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.4%
757 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.4%
593 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
290 residents
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.1%
4,012 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.3%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.1%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.1%
542 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.3%
4,560 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.1%
1,942 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.3%
1,755 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,652 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.6%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.7%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
4,366 residents
Good health31.2%
2,512 residents
Fair health10.4%
839 residents
Bad health3.1%
249 residents
Very bad health1.2%
96 residents
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
6,900 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,163 residents
Blackheath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.1%
1,916 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
1,064 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
425 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
125 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Blackheath West · 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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