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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000837

Herne Hill & Dulwich Park

Herne Hill & Dulwich Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,559 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
8,559

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,150

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,595.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

72.8%

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.

Alexandra Park, Haringey6,474 residents · 68.6% owned · 27.1% no carCottenham Park, Merton8,235 residents · 69.7% owned · 20.0% no carNightingale Lane, Wandsworth7,819 residents · 64.9% owned · 28.4% no carHornsey West, Haringey5,431 residents · 68.2% owned · 31.4% no carTwickenham North, Richmond upon Thames7,015 residents · 70.9% owned · 20.8% no carLong Ditton, Elmbridge6,489 residents · 76.5% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Herne Hill & Dulwich Park

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

Tenure

Owned68.5%
2,158 households
Private rented18.9%
594 households
Social rented12.2%
384 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.9%
1,037 households
Semi-detached31.5%
991 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.8%
466 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.9%
344 households
Detached8%
253 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household54.8%
1,727 households
No cars or vans in household25.8%
812 households
2 cars or vans in household15.8%
498 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%
113 households
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49.9%
1,573 households
3 bedrooms24%
755 households
2 bedrooms17.1%
539 households
1 bedroom9%
283 households
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.3%
2,247 households
One-person household19.6%
618 households
Other household types9.1%
288 households
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
979 households
4 people in household21.5%
677 households
1 person in household19.6%
618 households
3 people in household19.2%
606 households
5 people in household6.7%
212 households
6 people in household1.5%
47 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.7%
1,857 residents
15–2915.4%
1,314 residents
30–4418.9%
1,618 residents
45–6429%
2,481 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,290 residents
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.9%
6,840 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
576 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
543 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%
438 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
165 residents
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above72.8%
4,799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications8.2%
542 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.5%
496 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.5%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.9%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.3%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications0.8%
55 residents aged 16 and over
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66%
4,352 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.4%
2,134 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations36.9%
2,431 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.1%
1,718 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3.5%
232 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.5%
231 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.5%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health63.1%
5,402 residents
Good health27.4%
2,348 residents
Fair health6.6%
565 residents
Bad health2.2%
187 residents
Very bad health0.7%
57 residents
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.1%
7,628 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.9%
931 residents
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension65.3%
2,058 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.1%
854 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions5.9%
187 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
49 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Herne Hill & Dulwich Park · 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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