Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000696

Lavender Park

Lavender Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,627 residents in Merton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merton

8,627

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,270

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,646.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lavender Park

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

Tenure

Owned41.5%

1,356 households

Private rented39%

1,274 households

Social rented18.8%

616 households

Shared ownership0.7%

23 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.1%

1,116 households

Terraced32.6%

1,067 households

Semi-detached14%

457 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.7%

449 households

Detached3.6%

117 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%

40 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%

17 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%

6 households

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household43%

1,406 households

1 car or van in household42.8%

1,401 households

2 cars or vans in household11.1%

362 households

3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%

101 households

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32%

1,045 households

2 bedrooms27.2%

891 households

1 bedroom25%

819 households

4 or more bedrooms15.7%

515 households

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%

1,864 households

One-person household25.6%

839 households

Other household types17.4%

570 households

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.4%

962 households

1 person in household25.6%

839 households

3 people in household18.3%

600 households

4 people in household16.4%

537 households

5 people in household5.9%

194 households

6 people in household2.5%

81 households

7 people in household0.9%

31 households

8 or more people in household0.8%

27 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%

1,471 residents

15–2922.4%

1,930 residents

30–4429.9%

2,580 residents

45–6422.8%

1,966 residents

65 and over7.9%

684 residents

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54%

4,661 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.9%

1,802 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.3%

1,149 residents

Other ethnic group6.1%

523 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%

499 residents

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46%

3,253 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications15.9%

1,123 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.6%

960 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications9.3%

660 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%

575 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.8%

269 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.3%

230 residents aged 16 and over

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.5%

5,056 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive25.5%

1,807 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student3%

210 residents aged 16 and over

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%

1,481 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.4%

1,087 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%

982 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%

699 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%

690 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.7%

687 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%

641 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students7.2%

510 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%

296 residents aged 16 and over

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%

4,436 residents

Good health35.1%

3,029 residents

Fair health9.9%

856 residents

Bad health2.7%

236 residents

Very bad health0.8%

73 residents

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.2%

7,616 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act11.8%

1,015 residents

Lavender Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.8%

1,529 households

Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%

1,185 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%

430 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%

116 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

9 households

Lavender Park · 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 E02000696

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Lavender Park

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Lavender Park

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.