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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000791

Richmond Central

Richmond Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,472 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
6,472

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,969

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,779.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

72.8%

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.

Hampstead Town, Camden7,198 residents · 52.6% owned · 46.5% no carWimbledon Hill, Merton7,655 residents · 48.9% owned · 37.9% no carChiswick North East, Hounslow8,640 residents · 52.0% owned · 36.9% no carMuswell Hill South, Haringey6,558 residents · 56.5% owned · 38.4% no carNotting Hill South, Kensington and Chelsea7,175 residents · 45.9% owned · 52.4% no carPutney Embankment & Lower Common, Wandsworth8,356 residents · 55.8% owned · 37.1% no car

Most similar within Richmond upon Thames

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Queen's Road, Richmond upon Thames6,301 residents · 50.4% owned · 37.1% no carTwickenham Marble Hill, Richmond upon Thames7,147 residents · 59.2% owned · 29.2% no carKew Gardens, Richmond upon Thames9,714 residents · 63.4% owned · 26.4% no carTwickenham Town, Richmond upon Thames7,868 residents · 58.5% owned · 32.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Richmond Central

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

Tenure

Owned51%
1,513 households
Private rented42.6%
1,264 households
Social rented6.1%
181 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.6%
1,085 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits22.9%
680 households
Terraced16.4%
486 households
Semi-detached12.1%
359 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.5%
133 households
Detached3.9%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.6%
107 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.7%
1,388 households
No cars or vans in household37.6%
1,117 households
2 cars or vans in household12.4%
368 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%
96 households
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.2%
1,074 households
1 bedroom24%
714 households
4 or more bedrooms20.5%
610 households
3 bedrooms19.2%
571 households
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.5%
1,766 households
One-person household35.6%
1,056 households
Other household types4.9%
146 households
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.6%
1,056 households
2 people in household34.1%
1,013 households
3 people in household14.2%
421 households
4 people in household12.5%
370 households
5 people in household2.8%
84 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,125 residents
15–2913.7%
884 residents
30–4426.9%
1,741 residents
45–6426.6%
1,721 residents
65 and over15.5%
1,004 residents
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.5%
5,209 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%
570 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
404 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
204 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
86 residents
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above72.8%
3,856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.7%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.7%
300 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications5.6%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.5%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1%
53 residents aged 16 and over
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.3%
3,513 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.2%
1,703 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations37.1%
1,967 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.3%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.8%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
224 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations2.5%
132 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations2.4%
127 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.6%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health65.5%
4,236 residents
Good health26.6%
1,722 residents
Fair health5.7%
367 residents
Bad health1.8%
117 residents
Very bad health0.5%
30 residents
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.7%
5,871 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.3%
600 residents
Richmond Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension66.5%
1,973 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.6%
790 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions5.7%
170 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Richmond Central · 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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