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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000823

Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street

Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,685 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
8,685

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,634

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13,494.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.6%

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 carBrixton North, Lambeth10,785 residents · 19.7% owned · 69.5% no carStockwell West, Lambeth9,304 residents · 17.9% owned · 66.4% no carQueenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carNew Cross & Deptford South, Lewisham8,888 residents · 24.1% owned · 63.3% no carLambeth Walk & North Kennington, Lambeth9,099 residents · 25.6% owned · 68.4% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Camberwell Green, Southwark11,311 residents · 20.7% owned · 69.7% no carWalworth South, Southwark6,719 residents · 12.8% owned · 69.0% no carSouth Bermondsey Central, Southwark9,610 residents · 23.4% owned · 62.3% no carPeckham North, Southwark8,813 residents · 21.6% owned · 62.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street

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

Tenure

Social rented48.4%
1,759 households
Private rented26.9%
977 households
Owned22.6%
822 households
Shared ownership1.8%
65 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement67.1%
2,436 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13%
471 households
Terraced11.8%
429 households
Semi-detached2.8%
100 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
92 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
63 households
Detached1%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65.3%
2,375 households
1 car or van in household29.4%
1,067 households
2 cars or vans in household4.6%
166 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
27 households
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.8%
1,589 households
3 bedrooms24.7%
898 households
1 bedroom22%
798 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
347 households
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.9%
1,742 households
One-person household32.8%
1,193 households
Other household types19.3%
702 households
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.8%
1,190 households
2 people in household30%
1,090 households
3 people in household17%
617 households
4 people in household12.8%
465 households
5 people in household4.1%
149 households
6 people in household2%
73 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
1,255 residents
15–2926.8%
2,330 residents
30–4425%
2,171 residents
45–6425%
2,174 residents
65 and over8.7%
756 residents
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.8%
3,721 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African31.9%
2,772 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.9%
769 residents
Other ethnic group8.8%
761 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.6%
663 residents
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.6%
3,559 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.1%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
4,786 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.2%
2,213 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,446 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.4%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54%
4,691 residents
Good health30.9%
2,680 residents
Fair health10.2%
886 residents
Bad health3.6%
309 residents
Very bad health1.4%
118 residents
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
7,433 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,252 residents
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.3%
1,500 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,254 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
661 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
205 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street · 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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