Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000793

Whitton

Whitton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,107 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

8,107

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,134

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,110.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whitton

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

Tenure

Owned68.9%

2,158 households

Private rented19.8%

619 households

Social rented10.7%

335 households

Shared ownership0.7%

22 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.4%

1,359 households

Terraced23.8%

745 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.8%

525 households

Detached7.9%

247 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5%

158 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%

85 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%

14 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.7%

1,495 households

2 cars or vans in household24%

751 households

No cars or vans in household21.5%

674 households

3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%

214 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%

1,444 households

4 or more bedrooms25.7%

806 households

2 bedrooms19.8%

621 households

1 bedroom8.4%

264 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%

2,030 households

One-person household25.9%

813 households

Other household types9.3%

292 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%

941 households

1 person in household26%

815 households

3 people in household17.9%

562 households

4 people in household17.7%

555 households

5 people in household6.1%

191 households

6 people in household1.7%

53 households

7 people in household0.4%

11 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

9 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%

1,452 residents

15–2916%

1,301 residents

30–4421.4%

1,736 residents

45–6427.4%

2,221 residents

65 and over17.2%

1,397 residents

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.4%

5,949 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.8%

1,203 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%

411 residents

Other ethnic group4.2%

339 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%

205 residents

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.9%

2,948 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications15%

987 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications14%

921 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications10.9%

717 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%

543 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.2%

274 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

171 residents aged 16 and over

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%

4,150 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive35.4%

2,323 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.3%

87 residents aged 16 and over

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%

1,554 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%

1,213 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%

846 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%

782 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%

501 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7.5%

492 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.4%

485 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.8%

448 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%

242 residents aged 16 and over

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%

4,279 residents

Good health33%

2,677 residents

Fair health10.5%

850 residents

Bad health2.7%

218 residents

Very bad health1%

82 residents

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%

6,961 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%

1,145 residents

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.3%

1,671 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%

1,019 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%

348 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%

89 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

7 households

Whitton · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000793

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Whitton

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Whitton

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.