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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000836

East Dulwich

East Dulwich is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,296 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
8,296

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,337

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,975

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

67.4%

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.

South Wimbledon, Merton9,103 residents · 52.6% owned · 39.2% no carEarlsfield North, Wandsworth10,174 residents · 54.0% owned · 36.1% no carSouthfields North, Wandsworth9,686 residents · 59.9% owned · 32.7% no carWimbledon Broadway North, Merton7,355 residents · 53.0% owned · 38.0% no carSouth Ealing, Ealing6,761 residents · 54.3% owned · 36.5% no carWimbledon Chase, Merton8,214 residents · 63.7% owned · 30.8% 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 carPeckham Rye Common, Southwark9,388 residents · 45.5% owned · 45.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Dulwich

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

Tenure

Owned57.7%
1,924 households
Private rented25.3%
844 households
Social rented16.4%
547 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.2%
1,343 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits30.1%
1,003 households
Semi-detached15.3%
509 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
316 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
83 households
Detached1.3%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household53.1%
1,771 households
No cars or vans in household35.4%
1,180 households
2 cars or vans in household9.9%
329 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%
57 households
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms29.6%
987 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
886 households
3 bedrooms26.4%
880 households
1 bedroom17.5%
584 households
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
2,135 households
One-person household25.6%
855 households
Other household types10.4%
347 households
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.5%
1,117 households
1 person in household25.6%
855 households
3 people in household18.5%
618 households
4 people in household16.2%
541 households
5 people in household4.2%
139 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,590 residents
15–2916.7%
1,381 residents
30–4429.7%
2,464 residents
45–6424%
1,994 residents
65 and over10.4%
865 residents
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.8%
5,959 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.9%
903 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.2%
679 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
550 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
210 residents
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above67.4%
4,462 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.4%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications8.9%
591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.9%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.1%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.2%
82 residents aged 16 and over
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)74.1%
4,904 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.6%
1,626 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
91 residents aged 16 and over
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.8%
2,039 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.7%
1,903 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.8%
316 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
177 residents aged 16 and over
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60%
4,977 residents
Good health27.4%
2,277 residents
Fair health9.2%
761 residents
Bad health2.5%
211 residents
Very bad health0.8%
70 residents
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.8%
7,284 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.2%
1,012 residents
East Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.9%
2,066 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.4%
880 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.2%
307 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
East Dulwich · 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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