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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000797

Twickenham Town

Twickenham Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,868 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
7,868

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,476

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,635.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

67.4%

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.

Chiswick North East, Hounslow8,640 residents · 52.0% owned · 36.9% no carSt Albans Central, St Albans9,051 residents · 48.9% owned · 26.4% no carPutney Embankment & Lower Common, Wandsworth8,356 residents · 55.8% owned · 37.1% no carClarence Park, St Albans7,802 residents · 56.6% owned · 19.1% no carSouth Wimbledon, Merton9,103 residents · 52.6% owned · 39.2% no carWimbledon Broadway South, Merton8,728 residents · 53.0% owned · 42.2% no car

Most similar within Richmond upon Thames

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Sheen North, Richmond upon Thames9,095 residents · 67.3% owned · 25.5% no carTeddington Central, Richmond upon Thames7,149 residents · 62.2% owned · 27.5% no carRichmond Central, Richmond upon Thames6,472 residents · 51.0% owned · 37.6% no carSt Margarets, Richmond upon Thames6,585 residents · 65.7% owned · 24.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Twickenham Town

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

Tenure

Owned58.5%
2,035 households
Private rented34.1%
1,186 households
Social rented6%
207 households
Shared ownership1.4%
47 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.2%
1,328 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.9%
937 households
Semi-detached14%
486 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.2%
319 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop6.4%
223 households
Detached2.7%
95 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
77 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
15 households
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household53.1%
1,848 households
No cars or vans in household32.6%
1,133 households
2 cars or vans in household12.4%
432 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.9%
66 households
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.4%
1,232 households
1 bedroom22.8%
793 households
3 bedrooms22.6%
788 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
667 households
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
2,115 households
One-person household33.4%
1,163 households
Other household types5.8%
200 households
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
1,165 households
2 people in household32.6%
1,135 households
3 people in household15.1%
525 households
4 people in household14.9%
519 households
5 people in household3.2%
111 households
6 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,498 residents
15–2915.7%
1,237 residents
30–4426.8%
2,108 residents
45–6426.5%
2,089 residents
65 and over11.9%
937 residents
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.6%
6,661 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%
466 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
426 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
168 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
148 residents
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above67.4%
4,232 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
757 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.4%
466 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.4%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.6%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.3%
4,480 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.9%
1,691 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations31.4%
1,974 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.1%
1,826 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.3%
270 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.2%
267 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.8%
236 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health62.8%
4,942 residents
Good health27.7%
2,180 residents
Fair health7.2%
569 residents
Bad health1.7%
136 residents
Very bad health0.5%
42 residents
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.6%
7,048 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.4%
820 residents
Twickenham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64.8%
2,254 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.2%
910 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.6%
265 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Twickenham Town · 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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