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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000703

Merton Park

Merton Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,964 residents in Merton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merton
7,964

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,938

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,399

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.3%

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.

Wanstead, Redbridge5,788 residents · 73.8% owned · 20.6% no carElthorne Park, Ealing6,713 residents · 71.7% owned · 24.8% no carTudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames8,093 residents · 76.6% owned · 16.7% no carNew Malden West, Kingston upon Thames8,489 residents · 70.7% owned · 21.4% no carPitshanger, Ealing6,483 residents · 69.7% owned · 22.7% no carWest Finchley, Barnet7,570 residents · 70.0% owned · 18.5% no car

Most similar within Merton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cottenham Park, Merton8,235 residents · 69.7% owned · 20.0% no carWest Barnes, Merton8,886 residents · 72.0% owned · 20.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Merton Park

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

Tenure

Owned74.5%
2,188 households
Private rented19.9%
584 households
Social rented5%
148 households
Shared ownership0.6%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.3%
1,153 households
Terraced30.5%
897 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16%
469 households
Detached6.9%
202 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.5%
161 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.8%
1,493 households
No cars or vans in household23.1%
679 households
2 cars or vans in household21.6%
633 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
132 households
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms44.5%
1,307 households
3 bedrooms30.7%
901 households
2 bedrooms16.9%
495 households
1 bedroom7.9%
233 households
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%
1,991 households
One-person household20.7%
606 households
Other household types11.5%
336 households
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.3%
920 households
1 person in household20.6%
606 households
4 people in household20.2%
594 households
3 people in household18.1%
531 households
5 people in household7.4%
217 households
6 people in household1.7%
50 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,483 residents
15–2915%
1,196 residents
30–4420.8%
1,657 residents
45–6427.2%
2,165 residents
65 and over18.3%
1,459 residents
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.4%
5,444 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.5%
1,473 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
449 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%
329 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
269 residents
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59.3%
3,783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.3%
722 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10%
636 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.6%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
4,028 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.1%
2,236 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.6%
1,697 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,546 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.1%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.8%
4,606 residents
Good health30.3%
2,413 residents
Fair health9.1%
723 residents
Bad health2.2%
176 residents
Very bad health0.6%
47 residents
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.1%
7,017 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.9%
947 residents
Merton Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.9%
1,759 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
890 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
247 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Merton 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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