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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000697

Wimbledon Broadway South

Wimbledon Broadway South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,728 residents in Merton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merton
8,728

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,667

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,535.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

69.5%

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 carPutney Embankment & Lower Common, Wandsworth8,356 residents · 55.8% owned · 37.1% no carSouthfields North, Wandsworth9,686 residents · 59.9% owned · 32.7% no carSpringfield, Wandsworth10,003 residents · 55.2% owned · 40.3% no carEarlsfield North, Wandsworth10,174 residents · 54.0% owned · 36.1% no carChiswick North West, Ealing7,566 residents · 47.1% owned · 44.2% no car

Most similar within Merton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Wimbledon, Merton9,103 residents · 52.6% owned · 39.2% no carWimbledon Broadway North, Merton7,355 residents · 53.0% owned · 38.0% no carWimbledon Chase, Merton8,214 residents · 63.7% owned · 30.8% no carWimbledon Park & Durnsford Road, Merton9,054 residents · 58.9% owned · 32.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wimbledon Broadway South

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

Tenure

Owned53%
1,945 households
Private rented42%
1,539 households
Social rented4.5%
164 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.1%
1,214 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31%
1,135 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.6%
607 households
Semi-detached12%
441 households
Detached2.7%
98 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
87 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.3%
84 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
1,769 households
No cars or vans in household42.2%
1,548 households
2 cars or vans in household8%
295 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
55 households
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.4%
1,224 households
4 or more bedrooms23.5%
860 households
1 bedroom22.2%
815 households
3 bedrooms20.9%
767 households
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
2,274 households
One-person household26.7%
980 households
Other household types11.2%
411 households
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,321 households
1 person in household26.8%
981 households
3 people in household16.8%
615 households
4 people in household15.2%
557 households
5 people in household4.1%
149 households
6 people in household0.9%
32 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,500 residents
15–2919.6%
1,713 residents
30–4433.4%
2,911 residents
45–6421.3%
1,860 residents
65 and over8.5%
740 residents
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.3%
6,220 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.2%
1,328 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7%
609 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
332 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
236 residents
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above69.5%
4,978 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.8%
700 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.7%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.4%
458 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.5%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)77.6%
5,560 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive21%
1,504 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations33.5%
2,402 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.3%
1,957 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
380 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.4%
314 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.1%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health62.9%
5,492 residents
Good health28.7%
2,505 residents
Fair health6.7%
584 residents
Bad health1.3%
113 residents
Very bad health0.4%
32 residents
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act91.3%
7,968 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act8.7%
760 residents
Wimbledon Broadway South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension66.3%
2,430 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25.7%
941 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7%
255 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
38 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Wimbledon Broadway South · 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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