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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000706

Mitcham West

Mitcham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,035 residents in Merton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merton
10,035

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,535

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,093.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.0%

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 carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no carBroad Green & Waddon Marsh, Croydon9,461 residents · 39.7% owned · 42.2% no carMill Hill Broadway, Barnet8,844 residents · 43.8% owned · 28.4% no carLeytonstone South West, Waltham Forest11,200 residents · 29.3% owned · 51.6% no car

Most similar within Merton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lonesome, Merton9,323 residents · 49.1% owned · 34.1% no carMerton Church Road & Phipps Bridge, Merton8,661 residents · 35.6% owned · 42.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mitcham West

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

Tenure

Social rented37.2%
1,315 households
Owned36%
1,273 households
Private rented25%
882 households
Shared ownership1.7%
61 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement46.6%
1,646 households
Terraced30.2%
1,069 households
Semi-detached12.3%
434 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.5%
159 households
Detached4.2%
150 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household42.9%
1,516 households
1 car or van in household41.9%
1,482 households
2 cars or vans in household12.2%
433 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
104 households
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
1,355 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
1,101 households
1 bedroom21.1%
744 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
334 households
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.7%
2,146 households
One-person household24.1%
852 households
Other household types15.1%
535 households
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household24.1%
852 households
2 people in household24.1%
851 households
3 people in household20.4%
720 households
4 people in household16.9%
596 households
5 people in household9.1%
321 households
6 people in household3.2%
113 households
7 people in household1.2%
43 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
39 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
2,239 residents
15–2919.4%
1,946 residents
30–4425.3%
2,541 residents
45–6424.3%
2,441 residents
65 and over8.6%
866 residents
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.5%
4,261 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.1%
2,321 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African22.1%
2,220 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
625 residents
Other ethnic group6.1%
608 residents
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35%
2,682 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,645 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
4,825 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.1%
2,612 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
373 residents aged 16 and over
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.3%
5,245 residents
Good health32.3%
3,236 residents
Fair health10.9%
1,097 residents
Bad health3.3%
335 residents
Very bad health1.2%
121 residents
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
8,653 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,382 residents
Mitcham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.5%
1,397 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,225 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
672 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
218 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
22 households
Mitcham West · 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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