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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000786

Mortlake & South Barnes

Mortlake & South Barnes is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,372 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
11,372

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,944

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,171.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

65.2%

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.

Clarence Park, St Albans7,802 residents · 56.6% owned · 19.1% no carChiswick South West, Hounslow8,402 residents · 52.8% owned · 33.4% no carKingston North, Kingston upon Thames11,904 residents · 52.6% owned · 33.0% no carBedford Park, Ealing6,950 residents · 61.2% owned · 34.6% no carPutney Embankment & Lower Common, Wandsworth8,356 residents · 55.8% owned · 37.1% no carSouth Wimbledon, Merton9,103 residents · 52.6% owned · 39.2% no car

Most similar within Richmond upon Thames

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Sheen, Richmond upon Thames12,086 residents · 51.9% owned · 30.9% no carTeddington North, Richmond upon Thames7,110 residents · 68.5% owned · 20.7% no carKew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames9,714 residents · 63.4% owned · 26.4% no carTwickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames7,147 residents · 59.2% owned · 29.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mortlake & South Barnes

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

Tenure

Owned55.9%
2,765 households
Private rented28.3%
1,398 households
Social rented15.2%
753 households
Shared ownership0.5%
25 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.9%
1,972 households
Terraced34.2%
1,688 households
Semi-detached11.9%
590 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.1%
401 households
Detached3.6%
176 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
61 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household55.1%
2,723 households
No cars or vans in household30.5%
1,510 households
2 cars or vans in household12%
595 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
116 households
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.8%
1,769 households
3 bedrooms26.2%
1,294 households
4 or more bedrooms22.8%
1,128 households
1 bedroom15.2%
753 households
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61%
3,016 households
One-person household32.1%
1,589 households
Other household types6.9%
342 households
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.1%
1,588 households
2 people in household31.6%
1,561 households
3 people in household17.3%
853 households
4 people in household14.2%
700 households
5 people in household3.6%
179 households
6 people in household1%
51 households
7 people in household0.2%
11 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
2,347 residents
15–2912.4%
1,415 residents
30–4426%
2,962 residents
45–6426.7%
3,036 residents
65 and over14.2%
1,616 residents
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84%
9,554 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%
672 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
569 residents
Other ethnic group3%
344 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
234 residents
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above65.2%
5,815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.8%
961 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.2%
735 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.7%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69%
6,158 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.8%
2,664 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.8%
2,745 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.4%
2,449 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.8%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.3%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.2%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health62.9%
7,154 residents
Good health26.8%
3,050 residents
Fair health7.5%
857 residents
Bad health2.1%
237 residents
Very bad health0.7%
74 residents
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.9%
10,113 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.1%
1,259 residents
Mortlake & South Barnes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.1%
3,121 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.3%
1,300 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
414 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Mortlake & South Barnes · 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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