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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000795

Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham

Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,926 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
6,926

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,590

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

573.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

62.9%

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.

Harpenden Town, St Albans8,100 residents · 74.5% owned · 12.9% no carChislehurst West & Elmstead, Bromley10,755 residents · 80.7% owned · 11.2% no carThames Ditton, Elmbridge6,608 residents · 78.2% owned · 9.4% no carLong Ditton, Elmbridge6,489 residents · 76.5% owned · 12.2% no carClaygate, Elmbridge7,263 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.3% no carCottenham Park, Merton8,235 residents · 69.7% owned · 20.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham

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

Tenure

Owned74.1%
1,920 households
Private rented16.7%
433 households
Social rented8.7%
225 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced28%
724 households
Detached26.3%
682 households
Semi-detached25.5%
661 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.6%
404 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.3%
1,302 households
2 cars or vans in household24.9%
645 households
No cars or vans in household17.1%
442 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
200 households
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms50.5%
1,308 households
3 bedrooms23.8%
615 households
2 bedrooms19.7%
511 households
1 bedroom6%
154 households
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%
1,796 households
One-person household24.2%
627 households
Other household types6.4%
165 households
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.9%
748 households
1 person in household24.2%
627 households
4 people in household21.5%
557 households
3 people in household16.2%
418 households
5 people in household7.1%
184 households
6 people in household1.5%
39 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%
1,516 residents
15–2912.9%
894 residents
30–4416%
1,110 residents
45–6429.3%
2,030 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,377 residents
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.3%
5,837 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%
418 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
387 residents
Other ethnic group3%
209 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
76 residents
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above62.9%
3,327 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.7%
621 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9%
479 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.5%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.8%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,126 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.8%
2,109 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
59 residents aged 16 and over
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.4%
1,611 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
278 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.8%
255 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.5%
183 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.8%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health63.1%
4,369 residents
Good health26.1%
1,805 residents
Fair health7.9%
545 residents
Bad health2.3%
161 residents
Very bad health0.7%
46 residents
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.6%
6,137 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.4%
789 residents
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.6%
1,645 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27%
700 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.7%
198 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
43 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham · 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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