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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000835

Nunhead South & Newlands

Nunhead South & Newlands is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,680 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
7,680

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,028

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,259.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

58.7%

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.

Ladywell, Lewisham7,189 residents · 52.2% owned · 42.6% no carForest Hill East, Lewisham7,816 residents · 54.9% owned · 39.9% no carHonor Oak, Lewisham8,740 residents · 52.0% owned · 43.9% no carUpper Walthamstow, Waltham Forest9,247 residents · 53.1% owned · 41.8% no carManor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no carCharlton Slopes, Greenwich7,798 residents · 48.8% owned · 38.4% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dulwich Hill, Southwark9,497 residents · 49.9% owned · 41.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Nunhead South & Newlands

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

Tenure

Owned51.8%
1,569 households
Social rented27.1%
821 households
Private rented20.3%
614 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32%
969 households
Terraced30.6%
926 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.1%
638 households
Semi-detached11.8%
358 households
Detached2.4%
73 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.1%
1,456 households
No cars or vans in household40.3%
1,220 households
2 cars or vans in household9.7%
293 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
61 households
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.6%
989 households
3 bedrooms31.7%
962 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
541 households
1 bedroom17.8%
538 households
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
1,858 households
One-person household25.8%
781 households
Other household types12.9%
391 households
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.6%
927 households
1 person in household25.8%
781 households
3 people in household19.4%
587 households
4 people in household16.8%
509 households
5 people in household5.2%
158 households
6 people in household1.5%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,656 residents
15–2916.8%
1,293 residents
30–4427.9%
2,143 residents
45–6424.9%
1,913 residents
65 and over8.8%
677 residents
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.4%
4,870 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.9%
1,603 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.1%
619 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
314 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
274 residents
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above58.7%
3,486 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.7%
695 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.9%
649 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.4%
501 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71%
4,217 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.8%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.3%
1,621 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.7%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.4%
4,410 residents
Good health29.4%
2,258 residents
Fair health9.6%
736 residents
Bad health2.8%
217 residents
Very bad health0.8%
59 residents
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
6,669 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,011 residents
Nunhead South & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54%
1,635 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.3%
888 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
395 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
100 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Nunhead South & Newlands · 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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