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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000694

South Wimbledon

South Wimbledon is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,103 residents in Merton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merton
9,103

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,833

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,754.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

65.2%

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.

Merton Road, Wandsworth9,341 residents · 55.7% owned · 37.5% no carEast Dulwich, Southwark8,296 residents · 57.7% owned · 35.4% no carSouth Ealing, Ealing6,761 residents · 54.3% owned · 36.5% no carPutney Embankment & Lower Common, Wandsworth8,356 residents · 55.8% owned · 37.1% no carEarlsfield North, Wandsworth10,174 residents · 54.0% owned · 36.1% no carMortlake & South Barnes, Richmond upon Thames11,372 residents · 55.9% owned · 30.5% no car

Most similar within Merton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wimbledon Broadway South, Merton8,728 residents · 53.0% owned · 42.2% no carWimbledon Broadway North, Merton7,355 residents · 53.0% owned · 38.0% no carWimbledon Chase, Merton8,214 residents · 63.7% owned · 30.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Wimbledon

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

Tenure

Owned52.6%
2,017 households
Private rented33.1%
1,268 households
Social rented14%
535 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.1%
1,728 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.9%
840 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.7%
603 households
Semi-detached11.7%
448 households
Detached2.3%
88 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
83 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household51.8%
1,987 households
No cars or vans in household39.2%
1,504 households
2 cars or vans in household7.7%
297 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
46 households
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33%
1,265 households
3 bedrooms29.6%
1,133 households
1 bedroom20%
767 households
4 or more bedrooms17.4%
669 households
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
2,361 households
One-person household27.4%
1,050 households
Other household types11%
421 households
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,329 households
1 person in household27.4%
1,052 households
3 people in household17.7%
677 households
4 people in household15.6%
600 households
5 people in household3.4%
130 households
6 people in household0.9%
35 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,700 residents
15–2917.8%
1,617 residents
30–4433.2%
3,023 residents
45–6421.3%
1,937 residents
65 and over9.1%
824 residents
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74%
6,736 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.1%
1,097 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
546 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
407 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
317 residents
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above65.2%
4,786 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.8%
720 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.8%
719 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.9%
503 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.1%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
148 residents aged 16 and over
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)75.7%
5,558 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive23%
1,687 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
99 residents aged 16 and over
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations31.2%
2,295 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.8%
1,970 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.3%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.6%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.5%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
182 residents aged 16 and over
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.2%
5,480 residents
Good health29.2%
2,661 residents
Fair health7.7%
697 residents
Bad health2.1%
194 residents
Very bad health0.8%
71 residents
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.3%
8,128 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.7%
975 residents
South Wimbledon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.2%
2,347 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.6%
1,020 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
370 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
South Wimbledon · 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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