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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000851

Sutton Central

Sutton Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,581 residents in Sutton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sutton
11,581

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,038

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,142.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.3%

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.

Central Romford, Havering9,363 residents · 41.9% owned · 44.6% no carYiewsley West, Hillingdon13,293 residents · 41.4% owned · 31.1% no carBrentford Central, Hounslow11,583 residents · 45.6% owned · 36.5% no carCroydon Minster & Waddon North, Croydon11,925 residents · 40.3% owned · 48.3% no carBrentford East, Hounslow8,494 residents · 33.7% owned · 42.5% no carCentral Watford, Watford11,413 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.9% no car

Most similar within Sutton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sutton South & Shanklin, Sutton8,786 residents · 37.9% owned · 38.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sutton Central

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

Tenure

Owned39.7%
2,001 households
Private rented34.7%
1,750 households
Social rented21.7%
1,093 households
Shared ownership3.7%
185 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement66.8%
3,365 households
Semi-detached12.1%
608 households
Terraced8.7%
438 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.5%
277 households
Detached2.9%
144 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
112 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
85 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
7 households
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
2,237 households
No cars or vans in household41.1%
2,071 households
2 cars or vans in household12%
604 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
124 households
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.1%
2,072 households
1 bedroom33.2%
1,672 households
3 bedrooms19.4%
978 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
314 households
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.5%
2,947 households
One-person household33.8%
1,705 households
Other household types7.7%
387 households
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.9%
1,705 households
2 people in household30.5%
1,534 households
3 people in household16.4%
824 households
4 people in household13.1%
660 households
5 people in household4.3%
214 households
6 people in household1.5%
77 households
7 people in household0.2%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
2,438 residents
15–2918%
2,081 residents
30–4429.1%
3,374 residents
45–6421.3%
2,470 residents
65 and over10.5%
1,221 residents
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.7%
7,260 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.5%
2,147 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.4%
975 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
659 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
539 residents
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.3%
3,822 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,421 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
787 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.1%
6,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.4%
2,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,968 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,389 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
441 residents aged 16 and over
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
5,963 residents
Good health33.7%
3,904 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,243 residents
Bad health3.2%
368 residents
Very bad health0.9%
103 residents
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%
9,975 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%
1,606 residents
Sutton Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
2,264 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,787 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
750 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
205 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
29 households
Sutton Central · 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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