Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000818

Walworth North

Walworth North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,791 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark

9,791

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,488

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,725.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

73.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walworth North

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

Tenure

Social rented40.8%

1,833 households

Private rented31.2%

1,400 households

Owned21.9%

981 households

Shared ownership5.5%

247 households

Lives rent free0.6%

27 households

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement74.6%

3,346 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.6%

433 households

Terraced9%

402 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%

120 households

Semi-detached2.1%

94 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%

61 households

Detached0.6%

28 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

4 households

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household73%

3,277 households

1 car or van in household23.7%

1,066 households

2 cars or vans in household2.7%

120 households

3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%

26 households

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.6%

1,690 households

1 bedroom35.4%

1,589 households

3 bedrooms19.5%

875 households

4 or more bedrooms7.5%

335 households

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46.8%

2,104 households

One-person household36%

1,619 households

Other household types17.1%

769 households

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.1%

1,619 households

2 people in household33.7%

1,514 households

3 people in household15.5%

694 households

4 people in household9.2%

412 households

5 people in household3.5%

159 households

6 people in household1.1%

50 households

7 people in household0.5%

21 households

8 or more people in household0.4%

19 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%

1,264 residents

15–2930.9%

3,029 residents

30–4428.8%

2,822 residents

45–6419.4%

1,896 residents

65 and over8%

783 residents

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49.4%

4,840 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African25.2%

2,471 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.5%

1,122 residents

Other ethnic group7.3%

712 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%

644 residents

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.8%

4,539 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications15.1%

1,272 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications12.4%

1,043 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications7.3%

615 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%

496 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.2%

269 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

204 residents aged 16 and over

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67%

5,656 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive29%

2,447 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student4%

338 residents aged 16 and over

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%

1,788 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%

1,712 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students11.9%

1,007 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%

857 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10.1%

853 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8%

677 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%

663 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%

563 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%

317 residents aged 16 and over

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.4%

5,424 residents

Good health30.1%

2,948 residents

Fair health9.8%

958 residents

Bad health3.7%

361 residents

Very bad health1%

100 residents

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%

8,369 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%

1,422 residents

Walworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.3%

2,168 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%

1,415 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%

677 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%

213 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

16 households

Walworth North · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000818

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Walworth North

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Walworth North

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.