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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000822

Walworth South

Walworth South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,719 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
6,719

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,775

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,021.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

69.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.2%

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.

Stockwell North, Lambeth7,859 residents · 20.9% owned · 66.0% no carLoughborough Road, Lambeth8,362 residents · 18.8% owned · 63.3% no carDeptford North, Lewisham8,789 residents · 20.6% owned · 60.0% no carStockwell West, Lambeth9,304 residents · 17.9% owned · 66.4% no carHomerton South, Hackney11,882 residents · 16.9% owned · 67.8% no carTulse Hill, Lambeth8,630 residents · 23.4% owned · 58.0% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Bermondsey West, Southwark8,499 residents · 15.0% owned · 66.0% no carBurgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no carCamberwell Green, Southwark11,311 residents · 20.7% owned · 69.7% no carPeckham North West, Southwark10,225 residents · 16.3% owned · 58.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walworth South

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

Tenure

Social rented58.8%
1,631 households
Private rented27.4%
760 households
Owned12.8%
356 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement82.2%
2,280 households
Terraced8.4%
232 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.4%
122 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
45 households
Semi-detached1.4%
40 households
Detached1.2%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household69%
1,913 households
1 car or van in household27%
748 households
2 cars or vans in household3.5%
97 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
15 households
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.9%
1,133 households
1 bedroom30.5%
847 households
3 bedrooms22.1%
614 households
4 or more bedrooms6.5%
179 households
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.3%
1,420 households
One-person household32.2%
890 households
Other household types16.5%
458 households
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.1%
890 households
2 people in household29.4%
814 households
3 people in household18%
500 households
4 people in household11.8%
327 households
5 people in household4.8%
134 households
6 people in household2.6%
71 households
7 people in household0.8%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,208 residents
15–2926.7%
1,792 residents
30–4423.5%
1,576 residents
45–6424.5%
1,649 residents
65 and over7.3%
493 residents
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White39.1%
2,626 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African36.6%
2,460 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.3%
627 residents
Other ethnic group8.1%
547 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
460 residents
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.2%
2,289 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
734 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.3%
502 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
453 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
3,433 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.5%
1,764 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.2%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.3%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%
3,549 residents
Good health31.3%
2,100 residents
Fair health11.3%
761 residents
Bad health3.5%
236 residents
Very bad health1.1%
73 residents
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
5,761 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
958 residents
Walworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39%
1,082 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.3%
979 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
525 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
174 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
13 households
Walworth South · 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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