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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000800

Ham

Ham is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,410 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
5,410

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,156

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,951.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.6%

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.

Townsend & New Greens, St Albans7,744 residents · 61.9% owned · 16.2% no carDucks Island & Underhill, Barnet9,646 residents · 53.5% owned · 26.4% no carWanstead Flats, Redbridge6,003 residents · 68.7% owned · 25.9% no carCottonmill & Sopwell, St Albans7,710 residents · 56.7% owned · 18.8% no carEpsom North, Epsom and Ewell10,249 residents · 65.8% owned · 18.9% no carBrunswick Park Road, Barnet8,891 residents · 62.7% owned · 25.3% no car

Most similar within Richmond upon Thames

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Nursery Lands & Hampton North, Richmond upon Thames9,716 residents · 59.9% owned · 21.7% no carWhitton, Richmond upon Thames8,107 residents · 68.9% owned · 21.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ham

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

Tenure

Owned57.8%
1,246 households
Social rented26.4%
569 households
Private rented15.2%
327 households
Shared ownership0.6%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.5%
852 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.8%
728 households
Semi-detached21.3%
459 households
Detached4.1%
89 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household52.9%
1,142 households
No cars or vans in household26.2%
566 households
2 cars or vans in household16.8%
363 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
86 households
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.6%
1,006 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
532 households
4 or more bedrooms18.7%
404 households
1 bedroom10%
215 households
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
1,369 households
One-person household29.6%
639 households
Other household types7%
151 households
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.6%
639 households
2 people in household26.1%
562 households
3 people in household18.6%
402 households
4 people in household17.8%
385 households
5 people in household6.1%
132 households
6 people in household1%
22 households
7 people in household0.6%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522%
1,190 residents
15–2913.7%
740 residents
30–4419%
1,031 residents
45–6429.2%
1,582 residents
65 and over16.1%
870 residents
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.7%
4,207 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%
465 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
337 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
278 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
125 residents
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.6%
2,047 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
587 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
515 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.5%
435 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
2,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
1,558 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
53 residents aged 16 and over
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
352 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.4%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
290 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
2,932 residents
Good health31.5%
1,706 residents
Fair health9.9%
536 residents
Bad health3.2%
173 residents
Very bad health1.2%
65 residents
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
4,629 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
782 residents
Ham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.5%
1,154 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
647 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
254 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
17 households
Ham · 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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