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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000710

Mitcham South

Mitcham South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,186 residents in Merton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merton
9,186

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,438

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,847.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.3%

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.

West Drayton West, Hillingdon9,576 residents · 48.1% owned · 25.9% no carBelvedere & Lessness Heath, Bexley10,231 residents · 49.7% owned · 31.7% no carHillingdon Heath, Hillingdon8,823 residents · 46.2% owned · 23.7% no carRush Green, Havering13,842 residents · 53.1% owned · 30.4% no carErith West, Bexley7,212 residents · 65.2% owned · 25.4% no carWickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no car

Most similar within Merton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carMerton Church Road & Phipps Bridge, Merton8,661 residents · 35.6% owned · 42.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mitcham South

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

Tenure

Owned51.7%
1,777 households
Private rented26.8%
922 households
Social rented19.8%
682 households
Shared ownership1.6%
54 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement38.5%
1,325 households
Semi-detached23.3%
803 households
Terraced21.9%
755 households
Detached6.7%
232 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.7%
229 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
1,564 households
No cars or vans in household33.6%
1,155 households
2 cars or vans in household16%
550 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.9%
169 households
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35%
1,204 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
1,072 households
1 bedroom19.8%
680 households
4 or more bedrooms14%
482 households
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.7%
2,053 households
One-person household28.2%
970 households
Other household types12.1%
415 households
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.2%
970 households
2 people in household28.2%
968 households
3 people in household17.7%
607 households
4 people in household14%
480 households
5 people in household7%
240 households
6 people in household3.3%
112 households
7 people in household1.1%
38 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
22 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,713 residents
15–2918%
1,653 residents
30–4423.3%
2,137 residents
45–6424.8%
2,278 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,405 residents
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.8%
4,850 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.9%
2,013 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.8%
1,356 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
504 residents
Other ethnic group5%
461 residents
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.3%
2,681 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,505 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
4,499 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,694 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
4,467 residents
Good health34.1%
3,134 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,155 residents
Bad health3.5%
323 residents
Very bad health1.1%
105 residents
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
7,775 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,411 residents
Mitcham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,449 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,288 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
566 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Mitcham 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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