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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000847

North Cheam West

North Cheam West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,421 residents in Sutton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sutton
9,421

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,683

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,110.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.1%

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.

Ruislip Manor, Hillingdon8,475 residents · 76.8% owned · 14.1% no carWorcester Park West, Epsom and Ewell7,913 residents · 80.2% owned · 12.6% no carDanson Park, Bexley11,115 residents · 83.9% owned · 14.1% no carEastcote, Hillingdon7,727 residents · 79.8% owned · 16.0% no carWest Molesey North, Elmbridge6,352 residents · 78.5% owned · 10.8% no carNorthwood Hills, Hillingdon9,521 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.3% no car

Most similar within Sutton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sutton North, Sutton7,615 residents · 76.0% owned · 18.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Cheam West

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

Tenure

Owned79.6%
2,932 households
Private rented15.3%
564 households
Social rented4.7%
174 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46%
1,693 households
Terraced22.2%
819 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
624 households
Detached11.5%
425 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,696 households
2 cars or vans in household27%
996 households
No cars or vans in household17.2%
634 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%
357 households
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.6%
1,459 households
4 or more bedrooms25.4%
935 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
907 households
1 bedroom10.4%
382 households
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
2,477 households
One-person household25.8%
952 households
Other household types7%
257 households
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%
1,107 households
1 person in household25.8%
952 households
4 people in household18.3%
673 households
3 people in household18.1%
667 households
5 people in household5.5%
203 households
6 people in household1.6%
58 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,738 residents
15–2914.7%
1,387 residents
30–4421.5%
2,026 residents
45–6425.1%
2,362 residents
65 and over20.3%
1,908 residents
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.4%
6,916 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.3%
1,631 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
366 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
341 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
167 residents
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.1%
3,037 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.7%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
962 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
645 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
218 residents aged 16 and over
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
4,757 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
121 residents aged 16 and over
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,676 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
334 residents aged 16 and over
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
4,917 residents
Good health33.2%
3,125 residents
Fair health11%
1,038 residents
Bad health2.9%
269 residents
Very bad health0.8%
72 residents
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
8,164 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,259 residents
North Cheam West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.3%
2,001 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,180 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
433 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
64 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
North Cheam West · 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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