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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000812

London Bridge & Bermondsey West

London Bridge & Bermondsey West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,788 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
10,788

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,532

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15,374.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

69.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.5%

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.

Hoxton North & West, Hackney8,862 residents · 19.3% owned · 71.4% no carOld Street & St Luke's, Islington10,673 residents · 16.6% owned · 77.6% no carQueenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carKennington West & Vauxhall North, Lambeth9,846 residents · 24.2% owned · 68.0% no carLambeth Walk & North Kennington, Lambeth9,099 residents · 25.6% owned · 68.4% no carClerkenwell, Islington11,313 residents · 23.4% owned · 75.1% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Canada Water, Southwark10,223 residents · 18.3% owned · 67.1% no carBurgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no carSouthwark St George's, Southwark9,276 residents · 22.2% owned · 73.3% no carNewington, Kennington East & Walworth West, Southwark9,245 residents · 22.4% owned · 71.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in London Bridge & Bermondsey West

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

Tenure

Social rented49.6%
2,246 households
Private rented28.9%
1,309 households
Owned19.6%
888 households
Shared ownership1.8%
80 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement84.1%
3,813 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse7.3%
331 households
Terraced3.6%
161 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
73 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
72 households
Semi-detached1.2%
56 households
Detached0.6%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household69.6%
3,156 households
1 car or van in household27.2%
1,231 households
2 cars or vans in household2.5%
115 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
31 households
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.5%
1,835 households
1 bedroom33%
1,497 households
3 bedrooms20.5%
930 households
4 or more bedrooms6%
271 households
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household45.4%
2,059 households
One-person household36.2%
1,642 households
Other household types18.4%
834 households
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.2%
1,640 households
2 people in household32%
1,450 households
3 people in household15.6%
705 households
4 people in household8.9%
402 households
5 people in household3.8%
174 households
6 people in household1.7%
76 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
70 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,576 residents
15–2931.2%
3,361 residents
30–4424.2%
2,610 residents
45–6422.1%
2,385 residents
65 and over7.9%
853 residents
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White47%
5,066 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African24.2%
2,613 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.2%
1,635 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.1%
763 residents
Other ethnic group6.6%
711 residents
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.5%
4,696 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.1%
735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%
569 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
212 residents aged 16 and over
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
5,591 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.7%
3,069 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5%
457 residents aged 16 and over
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,840 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,625 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students17.2%
1,572 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.3%
5,963 residents
Good health29.2%
3,153 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,158 residents
Bad health3.6%
388 residents
Very bad health1.2%
126 residents
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
9,247 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,541 residents
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%
2,094 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,471 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
708 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
244 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
London Bridge & Bermondsey West · 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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