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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000785

Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,714 residents in Richmond upon Thames. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Richmond upon Thames
9,714

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,163

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,397.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

72.0%

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.

Bedford Park, Ealing6,950 residents · 61.2% owned · 34.6% no carCottenham Park, Merton8,235 residents · 69.7% owned · 20.0% no carClarence Park, St Albans7,802 residents · 56.6% owned · 19.1% no carChiswick North East, Hounslow8,640 residents · 52.0% owned · 36.9% no carPutney Embankment & Lower Common, Wandsworth8,356 residents · 55.8% owned · 37.1% no carAlexandra Park, Haringey6,474 residents · 68.6% owned · 27.1% no car

Most similar within Richmond upon Thames

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Twickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames7,147 residents · 59.2% owned · 29.2% no carNorth Barnes, Richmond upon Thames10,130 residents · 56.9% owned · 26.4% no carMortlake & South Barnes, Richmond upon Thames11,372 residents · 55.9% owned · 30.5% no carTeddington Central, Richmond upon Thames7,149 residents · 62.2% owned · 27.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kew Gardens

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

Tenure

Owned63.4%
2,639 households
Private rented30%
1,247 households
Social rented6.2%
258 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced28.2%
1,174 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.4%
933 households
Semi-detached21.5%
895 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.7%
613 households
Detached9.7%
402 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
84 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household53.9%
2,245 households
No cars or vans in household26.4%
1,100 households
2 cars or vans in household16.1%
669 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%
148 households
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms36%
1,499 households
2 bedrooms30.9%
1,286 households
3 bedrooms18.8%
784 households
1 bedroom14.2%
593 households
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,654 households
One-person household30%
1,247 households
Other household types6.3%
262 households
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
1,431 households
1 person in household29.9%
1,247 households
3 people in household16.9%
702 households
4 people in household13.7%
570 households
5 people in household4%
165 households
6 people in household0.9%
38 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,636 residents
15–2913.4%
1,304 residents
30–4422.2%
2,158 residents
45–6429%
2,816 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,800 residents
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82%
7,969 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
726 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%
597 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
317 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
108 residents
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above72%
5,755 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.3%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.2%
572 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications5.6%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.4%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.9%
5,186 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
2,719 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations36.2%
2,893 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.1%
2,247 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.7%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.1%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3.1%
247 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations2.4%
194 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.4%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health63.1%
6,132 residents
Good health27.2%
2,640 residents
Fair health7.5%
731 residents
Bad health1.9%
185 residents
Very bad health0.3%
27 residents
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.3%
8,674 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.7%
1,040 residents
Kew Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension67.2%
2,798 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25.9%
1,077 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions5.9%
246 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Kew Gardens · 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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