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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000816

South Bermondsey Central

South Bermondsey Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,610 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
9,610

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,149

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,650.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

62.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.5%

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.

Queenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carHackney Wick, Hackney6,961 residents · 23.0% owned · 59.9% no carBattersea Latchmere, Wandsworth7,900 residents · 28.6% owned · 59.0% no carLambeth Walk & North Kennington, Lambeth9,099 residents · 25.6% owned · 68.4% no carCentral Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no carYork Gardens, Wandsworth8,104 residents · 20.7% owned · 64.1% 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 carCamberwell North, Southwark9,882 residents · 26.6% owned · 64.0% no carBermondsey East, Southwark11,896 residents · 21.2% owned · 67.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Bermondsey Central

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

Tenure

Social rented43.1%
1,789 households
Private rented29.6%
1,230 households
Owned23.4%
972 households
Shared ownership3.5%
147 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement71%
2,946 households
Terraced16.3%
676 households
Semi-detached4.6%
190 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
123 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%
110 households
Detached1.4%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
43 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household62.3%
2,585 households
1 car or van in household31.8%
1,319 households
2 cars or vans in household4.8%
200 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1%
42 households
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.6%
1,559 households
1 bedroom30.9%
1,280 households
3 bedrooms24.1%
998 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
309 households
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.2%
2,165 households
One-person household33.9%
1,405 households
Other household types13.9%
577 households
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.9%
1,405 households
2 people in household31%
1,285 households
3 people in household17%
704 households
4 people in household10.3%
428 households
5 people in household4.8%
200 households
6 people in household2.1%
89 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,569 residents
15–2925.8%
2,481 residents
30–4428%
2,686 residents
45–6422%
2,110 residents
65 and over7.9%
762 residents
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.7%
5,448 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.3%
2,043 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%
846 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
639 residents
Other ethnic group6.6%
634 residents
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.5%
3,616 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.8%
939 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.1%
722 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
213 residents aged 16 and over
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.3%
5,269 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31%
2,466 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
218 residents aged 16 and over
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,506 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
954 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
369 residents aged 16 and over
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.2%
5,115 residents
Good health31.6%
3,034 residents
Fair health10.1%
970 residents
Bad health3.8%
369 residents
Very bad health1.3%
121 residents
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
8,127 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,481 residents
South Bermondsey Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.3%
1,712 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,409 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
732 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
272 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
South Bermondsey Central · 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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