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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000838

Dulwich Hill

Dulwich Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,497 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
9,497

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,925

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,877.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.8%

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.

Honor Oak, Lewisham8,740 residents · 52.0% owned · 43.9% no carForest Hill West, Lewisham8,139 residents · 52.9% owned · 42.7% no carManor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no carForest Hill East, Lewisham7,816 residents · 54.9% owned · 39.9% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Nunhead South & Newlands, Southwark7,680 residents · 51.8% owned · 40.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dulwich Hill

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

Tenure

Owned49.9%
1,960 households
Private rented27%
1,061 households
Social rented22.2%
870 households
Shared ownership0.7%
27 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.3%
1,387 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits26.9%
1,054 households
Terraced19.1%
750 households
Semi-detached14.4%
564 households
Detached2.2%
88 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,817 households
No cars or vans in household41.4%
1,626 households
2 cars or vans in household10.5%
411 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
70 households
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.2%
1,381 households
4 or more bedrooms22.9%
898 households
3 bedrooms22.6%
888 households
1 bedroom19.3%
757 households
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
2,372 households
One-person household28.3%
1,110 households
Other household types11.2%
439 households
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,308 households
1 person in household28.3%
1,110 households
3 people in household17.1%
671 households
4 people in household15.6%
614 households
5 people in household3.9%
153 households
6 people in household1.1%
45 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,753 residents
15–2918.2%
1,729 residents
30–4427.8%
2,642 residents
45–6425.8%
2,448 residents
65 and over9.7%
926 residents
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66%
6,269 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.2%
1,439 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.7%
729 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.1%
583 residents
Other ethnic group5%
476 residents
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.8%
4,642 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.2%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.7%
820 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.2%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.8%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.4%
5,376 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.4%
2,089 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.7%
2,035 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,834 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.4%
5,448 residents
Good health30%
2,847 residents
Fair health8.9%
842 residents
Bad health2.9%
271 residents
Very bad health0.9%
88 residents
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
8,220 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,277 residents
Dulwich Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
2,209 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.3%
1,149 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
435 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Dulwich Hill · 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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