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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000820

Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West

Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,245 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
9,245

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,228

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20,539.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

71.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.4%

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.

Lambeth Walk & North Kennington, Lambeth9,099 residents · 25.6% owned · 68.4% no carKennington West & Vauxhall North, Lambeth9,846 residents · 24.2% owned · 68.0% no carBrixton North, Lambeth10,785 residents · 19.7% owned · 69.5% no carHammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carNorth End, Hammersmith and Fulham7,582 residents · 19.5% owned · 66.0% no carCaledonian Road, Islington11,342 residents · 17.8% owned · 69.9% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walworth North, Southwark9,791 residents · 21.9% owned · 73.0% no carSouthwark St George's, Southwark9,276 residents · 22.2% owned · 73.3% no carCamberwell Green, Southwark11,311 residents · 20.7% owned · 69.7% no carSouth Bermondsey Central, Southwark9,610 residents · 23.4% owned · 62.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West

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

Tenure

Social rented45.8%
1,938 households
Private rented28.6%
1,208 households
Owned22.4%
945 households
Shared ownership3%
125 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement77.3%
3,269 households
Terraced11.1%
468 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.9%
291 households
Semi-detached2.6%
108 households
Detached0.9%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household71.1%
3,004 households
1 car or van in household25%
1,057 households
2 cars or vans in household3.5%
150 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.4%
17 households
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.7%
1,637 households
1 bedroom36.2%
1,531 households
3 bedrooms17.6%
743 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
317 households
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household43%
1,816 households
One-person household40.7%
1,720 households
Other household types16.4%
692 households
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.7%
1,721 households
2 people in household31%
1,313 households
3 people in household13.7%
581 households
4 people in household8.8%
373 households
5 people in household3.5%
146 households
6 people in household1.5%
63 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.8%
1,275 residents
15–2929.5%
2,731 residents
30–4426.9%
2,485 residents
45–6421.8%
2,013 residents
65 and over8%
741 residents
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White48.8%
4,513 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African26.5%
2,447 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.4%
1,050 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
625 residents
Other ethnic group6.6%
611 residents
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.4%
4,117 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.3%
650 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.5%
5,073 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.5%
2,478 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.9%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,578 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,551 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.4%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.4%
4,840 residents
Good health31.5%
2,910 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,046 residents
Bad health3.5%
328 residents
Very bad health1.3%
121 residents
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
7,821 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,424 residents
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
1,928 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,387 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
677 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
224 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Newington, Kennington East & Walworth 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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