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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000860

Sutton South & Shanklin

Sutton South & Shanklin is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,786 residents in Sutton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sutton
8,786

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,119

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,003.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.6%

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.

South End & St Peter's Road, Croydon7,161 residents · 36.6% owned · 47.7% no carSurbiton South, Kingston upon Thames7,954 residents · 42.1% owned · 37.2% no carFreemantle, Southampton7,816 residents · 39.2% owned · 32.8% no carEnfield Town South & Bush Hill Park, Enfield10,162 residents · 47.7% owned · 36.6% no carCentral Watford, Watford11,413 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.9% no carColey Park, Reading9,172 residents · 46.3% owned · 28.0% no car

Most similar within Sutton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sutton South West, Sutton8,995 residents · 47.4% owned · 31.3% no carSutton Central, Sutton11,581 residents · 39.7% owned · 41.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sutton South & Shanklin

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

Tenure

Private rented41.8%
1,723 households
Owned37.9%
1,560 households
Social rented19.9%
818 households
Shared ownership0.3%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement79.5%
3,276 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.3%
302 households
Terraced5.6%
229 households
Semi-detached3.9%
161 households
Detached2.8%
117 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.8%
1,967 households
No cars or vans in household38.5%
1,587 households
2 cars or vans in household11.3%
467 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
96 households
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.6%
1,794 households
1 bedroom38.6%
1,590 households
3 bedrooms11.5%
473 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
261 households
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.6%
2,167 households
One-person household41.7%
1,718 households
Other household types5.7%
235 households
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.7%
1,718 households
2 people in household27.7%
1,141 households
3 people in household15.1%
620 households
4 people in household11.3%
467 households
5 people in household3.1%
129 households
6 people in household0.8%
34 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,692 residents
15–2916%
1,408 residents
30–4428.7%
2,523 residents
45–6422.8%
1,999 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,163 residents
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.9%
5,619 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.6%
1,725 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7%
612 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
420 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
412 residents
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.6%
3,059 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
979 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.8%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.3%
4,646 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
2,267 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,487 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
4,408 residents
Good health34%
2,989 residents
Fair health11.3%
991 residents
Bad health3.5%
305 residents
Very bad health1%
92 residents
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
7,456 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,328 residents
Sutton South & Shanklin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.8%
1,885 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,428 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
621 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
159 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
26 households
Sutton South & Shanklin · 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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