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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000819

South Bermondsey West

South Bermondsey West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,499 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
8,499

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,556

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15,832.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

66.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.5%

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.

Kilburn Park, Brent8,195 residents · 15.5% owned · 62.1% no carHaggerston East, Hackney9,922 residents · 18.8% owned · 65.8% no carAmhurst Road & Pembury Estate, Hackney11,512 residents · 17.8% owned · 67.3% no carBrixton North, Lambeth10,785 residents · 19.7% owned · 69.5% no carLoughborough Road, Lambeth8,362 residents · 18.8% owned · 63.3% no carBarnsbury West, Islington8,603 residents · 13.2% owned · 69.5% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walworth South, Southwark6,719 residents · 12.8% owned · 69.0% no carSouth Bermondsey East, Southwark6,823 residents · 17.0% owned · 63.4% no carCamberwell Green, Southwark11,311 residents · 20.7% owned · 69.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South 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 rented57.8%
2,055 households
Private rented25.1%
891 households
Owned15%
535 households
Shared ownership1.8%
65 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement77.1%
2,742 households
Terraced13.3%
473 households
Semi-detached4.2%
151 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
102 households
Detached1.4%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household66%
2,345 households
1 car or van in household28.7%
1,021 households
2 cars or vans in household4.6%
164 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
25 households
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom36.9%
1,311 households
2 bedrooms33%
1,173 households
3 bedrooms21%
746 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
325 households
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48.2%
1,715 households
One-person household36.3%
1,290 households
Other household types15.5%
551 households
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.3%
1,290 households
2 people in household25.8%
919 households
3 people in household16.8%
598 households
4 people in household10.3%
367 households
5 people in household6.9%
245 households
6 people in household2.8%
100 households
7 people in household0.8%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,448 residents
15–2926.7%
2,272 residents
30–4424.3%
2,069 residents
45–6424.1%
2,046 residents
65 and over7.8%
664 residents
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41.7%
3,542 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African31.7%
2,692 residents
Other ethnic group10.4%
888 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9%
764 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
612 residents
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.5%
2,886 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,339 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
994 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.5%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
223 residents aged 16 and over
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
4,236 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
2,421 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.3%
301 residents aged 16 and over
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.3%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.3%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
321 residents aged 16 and over
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
4,415 residents
Good health31%
2,638 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,025 residents
Bad health3.6%
308 residents
Very bad health1.3%
113 residents
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
7,199 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,300 residents
South Bermondsey West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,295 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.6%
1,267 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
721 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
248 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
24 households
South 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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