Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000690

Wimbledon Common

Wimbledon Common is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,524 residents in Merton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merton

5,524

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,224

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,022.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

66.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wimbledon Common

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

Tenure

Owned71.7%

1,594 households

Private rented20.3%

451 households

Social rented7.9%

175 households

Shared ownership0.2%

4 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39%

868 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.1%

426 households

Terraced17.6%

392 households

Semi-detached13.9%

309 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.4%

186 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%

25 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%

16 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

3 households

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%

961 households

2 cars or vans in household27.1%

602 households

No cars or vans in household18.6%

413 households

3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%

248 households

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms52.4%

1,166 households

2 bedrooms20.5%

456 households

3 bedrooms17%

378 households

1 bedroom10.1%

225 households

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%

1,456 households

One-person household26.7%

595 households

Other household types8%

178 households

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%

790 households

1 person in household26.6%

591 households

3 people in household16.1%

358 households

4 people in household14.2%

317 households

5 people in household5.6%

125 households

6 people in household1.4%

32 households

7 people in household0.3%

6 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%

886 residents

15–2912.7%

699 residents

30–4414.7%

814 residents

45–6430.6%

1,690 residents

65 and over25.9%

1,432 residents

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.9%

4,357 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.8%

599 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%

287 residents

Other ethnic group3.5%

191 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%

90 residents

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above66.4%

3,041 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications9.6%

439 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications8.1%

370 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications7.8%

357 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.9%

179 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

117 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship1.6%

75 residents aged 16 and over

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.4%

2,400 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive46.8%

2,143 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student0.8%

37 residents aged 16 and over

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations34%

1,555 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%

1,076 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%

595 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%

347 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.5%

299 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%

290 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations4.1%

188 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations3.2%

147 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.8%

83 residents aged 16 and over

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.9%

3,364 residents

Good health27.1%

1,499 residents

Fair health8.9%

489 residents

Bad health2.5%

136 residents

Very bad health0.7%

36 residents

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.3%

4,878 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act11.7%

646 residents

Wimbledon Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension66.1%

1,471 households

Household is deprived in one dimension26.7%

594 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions5.9%

132 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1%

22 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

6 households

Wimbledon 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000690

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Wimbledon Common

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Wimbledon Common

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.