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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000713

Lower Morden

Lower Morden is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,805 residents in Merton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merton
7,805

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,828

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,088

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.9%

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.

Falconwood, Bexley9,336 residents · 86.1% owned · 15.6% no carSutton North, Sutton7,615 residents · 76.0% owned · 18.8% no carNorth Cheam East, Sutton8,139 residents · 84.8% owned · 14.0% no carRomford North, Havering9,472 residents · 78.8% owned · 16.3% no carChessington North, Kingston upon Thames6,061 residents · 80.1% owned · 13.4% no carRomford East, Havering9,535 residents · 84.5% owned · 13.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lower Morden

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

Tenure

Owned82.2%
2,324 households
Private rented14.7%
416 households
Social rented2.5%
72 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced58.1%
1,646 households
Semi-detached24.6%
697 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.6%
329 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
76 households
Detached2.1%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 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
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.9%
1,300 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
801 households
No cars or vans in household16.2%
460 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
270 households
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.9%
1,723 households
4 or more bedrooms19.4%
549 households
2 bedrooms17.2%
488 households
1 bedroom2.5%
71 households
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
2,007 households
One-person household19.5%
553 households
Other household types9.5%
270 households
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.9%
846 households
3 people in household21.6%
611 households
4 people in household20.2%
571 households
1 person in household19.5%
553 households
5 people in household6%
171 households
6 people in household1.8%
51 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,400 residents
15–2916.8%
1,311 residents
30–4421.1%
1,644 residents
45–6427.1%
2,115 residents
65 and over17.1%
1,335 residents
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.2%
5,712 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.5%
1,131 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
351 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%
343 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
268 residents
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.9%
2,074 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
875 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
665 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64%
4,034 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
2,147 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
4,071 residents
Good health33.9%
2,647 residents
Fair health10.9%
847 residents
Bad health2.4%
191 residents
Very bad health0.6%
49 residents
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
6,826 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
977 residents
Lower Morden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.9%
1,526 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
944 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
308 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Lower Morden · 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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