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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000832

Nunhead North

Nunhead North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,688 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
9,688

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,099

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,452.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.5%

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.

Brockley West, Lewisham8,295 residents · 36.3% owned · 49.3% no carWest Norwood South, Lambeth7,825 residents · 33.8% owned · 49.2% no carGipsy Hill, Lambeth7,665 residents · 37.4% owned · 47.9% no carSydenham Wells, Lewisham8,131 residents · 41.4% owned · 45.5% no carSouth Hackney, Hackney8,328 residents · 23.0% owned · 58.8% no carPerry Vale, Lewisham8,134 residents · 48.0% owned · 44.0% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Queens Road Peckham, Southwark10,925 residents · 29.5% owned · 58.9% no carNorth Dulwich, Southwark7,487 residents · 34.9% owned · 56.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Nunhead North

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

Tenure

Social rented47.1%
1,932 households
Owned31.3%
1,281 households
Private rented19.7%
806 households
Shared ownership1.7%
68 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.6%
1,745 households
Terraced28.8%
1,181 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.7%
604 households
Semi-detached8.7%
358 households
Detached2.8%
116 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
46 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51.2%
2,099 households
1 car or van in household40.6%
1,663 households
2 cars or vans in household6.9%
283 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
54 households
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.6%
1,295 households
1 bedroom29.1%
1,193 households
3 bedrooms27.4%
1,123 households
4 or more bedrooms11.9%
489 households
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.7%
2,201 households
One-person household33.3%
1,366 households
Other household types13%
533 households
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.3%
1,366 households
2 people in household30.4%
1,247 households
3 people in household16.4%
674 households
4 people in household11.8%
484 households
5 people in household4.9%
202 households
6 people in household2.1%
87 households
7 people in household0.7%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,567 residents
15–2922.4%
2,166 residents
30–4426.1%
2,527 residents
45–6424.5%
2,373 residents
65 and over10.9%
1,053 residents
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White48%
4,651 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African34.6%
3,357 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.3%
804 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
475 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
402 residents
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.5%
3,971 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
1,405 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
717 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.9%
5,202 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.1%
2,572 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,716 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
5,254 residents
Good health28.7%
2,784 residents
Fair health11.4%
1,102 residents
Bad health4.4%
422 residents
Very bad health1.3%
126 residents
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
8,008 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,678 residents
Nunhead North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
1,742 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,333 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.5%
757 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
254 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Nunhead 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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