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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000702

Lonesome

Lonesome is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,323 residents in Merton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merton
9,323

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,367

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,982.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.6%

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.

Wickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carHighams Park West, Waltham Forest9,960 residents · 53.5% owned · 29.4% no carWaddon South, Croydon10,857 residents · 45.1% owned · 31.3% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no carBelvedere & Lessness Heath, Bexley10,231 residents · 49.7% owned · 31.7% no carRush Green, Havering13,842 residents · 53.1% owned · 30.4% no car

Most similar within Merton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mitcham West, Merton10,035 residents · 36.0% owned · 42.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lonesome

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

Tenure

Owned49.1%
1,652 households
Social rented27.1%
913 households
Private rented21%
706 households
Shared ownership2.9%
96 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40%
1,345 households
Terraced34.5%
1,162 households
Semi-detached16.4%
553 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.7%
157 households
Detached4%
134 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,569 households
No cars or vans in household34.1%
1,147 households
2 cars or vans in household15.5%
523 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
127 households
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.4%
1,292 households
2 bedrooms30.7%
1,033 households
1 bedroom19.3%
651 households
4 or more bedrooms11.6%
390 households
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
2,048 households
One-person household25.6%
861 households
Other household types13.6%
458 households
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.7%
864 households
1 person in household25.6%
861 households
3 people in household18.5%
624 households
4 people in household16.2%
546 households
5 people in household8.5%
285 households
6 people in household3.5%
117 households
7 people in household1.2%
40 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
31 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.1%
2,057 residents
15–2918.7%
1,745 residents
30–4425.8%
2,410 residents
45–6423.6%
2,201 residents
65 and over9.8%
911 residents
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White43.5%
4,054 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African26.5%
2,467 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.5%
1,635 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.5%
695 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
471 residents
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.6%
2,609 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
744 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
4,529 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.5%
2,384 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53%
4,942 residents
Good health32.9%
3,070 residents
Fair health10.1%
944 residents
Bad health3%
279 residents
Very bad health0.9%
87 residents
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
8,099 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,224 residents
Lonesome · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,417 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,226 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
546 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Lonesome · 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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