Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000855

Cheam High Street

Cheam High Street is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,204 residents in Sutton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sutton

8,204

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,210

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,408.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cheam High Street

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

Tenure

Owned77.2%

2,478 households

Private rented17.9%

574 households

Social rented4.4%

142 households

Shared ownership0.4%

14 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.6%

1,431 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.9%

672 households

Detached15%

481 households

Terraced13.5%

435 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.3%

107 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%

52 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%

34 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.9%

1,473 households

2 cars or vans in household26.2%

840 households

No cars or vans in household17.8%

571 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%

328 households

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.1%

1,160 households

4 or more bedrooms34.7%

1,114 households

2 bedrooms20%

644 households

1 bedroom9.2%

294 households

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%

2,150 households

One-person household26.2%

842 households

Other household types6.9%

221 households

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.3%

1,005 households

1 person in household26.1%

839 households

4 people in household18.2%

585 households

3 people in household16.2%

519 households

5 people in household5.8%

187 households

6 people in household1.5%

49 households

7 people in household0.5%

15 households

8 or more people in household0.4%

12 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%

1,474 residents

15–2915.4%

1,263 residents

30–4418.2%

1,496 residents

45–6428.4%

2,328 residents

65 and over20%

1,645 residents

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.6%

6,202 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.5%

1,269 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%

358 residents

Other ethnic group2.7%

219 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%

157 residents

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.5%

2,880 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16%

1,061 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.2%

872 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.4%

820 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%

528 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.6%

308 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

157 residents aged 16 and over

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%

4,042 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.2%

2,467 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

120 residents aged 16 and over

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%

1,584 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%

1,400 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%

915 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%

810 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7.5%

498 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.2%

412 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%

389 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations5.7%

377 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%

238 residents aged 16 and over

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.4%

4,382 residents

Good health33%

2,707 residents

Fair health10.5%

859 residents

Bad health2.4%

196 residents

Very bad health0.7%

60 residents

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%

7,119 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%

1,085 residents

Cheam High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%

1,821 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%

1,032 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%

304 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%

53 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Cheam High Street · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000855

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Cheam High Street

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Cheam High Street

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.