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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000906

William Morris

William Morris is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,653 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
9,653

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,627

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15,617.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.0%

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.

Ladywell, Lewisham7,189 residents · 52.2% owned · 42.6% no carCharlton Slopes, Greenwich7,798 residents · 48.8% owned · 38.4% no carLavender Park, Merton8,627 residents · 41.5% owned · 43.0% no carMerton Church Road & Phipps Bridge, Merton8,661 residents · 35.6% owned · 42.0% no carSyon Green, Hounslow12,224 residents · 46.8% owned · 29.0% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Upper Walthamstow, Waltham Forest9,247 residents · 53.1% owned · 41.8% no carLeyton North, Waltham Forest9,588 residents · 46.8% owned · 50.0% no carLloyd Park, Waltham Forest10,473 residents · 54.1% owned · 39.8% no carWalthamstow Central, Waltham Forest11,429 residents · 45.5% owned · 53.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in William Morris

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

Tenure

Owned49.2%
1,785 households
Private rented27.2%
985 households
Social rented22.8%
828 households
Shared ownership0.7%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.5%
1,361 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34%
1,233 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.1%
549 households
Semi-detached8.4%
304 households
Detached3.7%
135 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47.5%
1,725 households
1 car or van in household43.3%
1,572 households
2 cars or vans in household7.7%
279 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.4%
52 households
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.5%
1,505 households
3 bedrooms32%
1,159 households
1 bedroom15.7%
570 households
4 or more bedrooms10.8%
393 households
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,305 households
One-person household23.1%
838 households
Other household types13.3%
483 households
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
1,205 households
1 person in household23.1%
838 households
3 people in household17.9%
650 households
4 people in household14.5%
526 households
5 people in household6.3%
228 households
6 people in household2.8%
103 households
7 people in household1.2%
44 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,925 residents
15–2918.5%
1,782 residents
30–4431.2%
3,009 residents
45–6422.9%
2,210 residents
65 and over7.6%
730 residents
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.2%
5,044 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.6%
1,986 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.4%
1,294 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.4%
713 residents
Other ethnic group6.4%
618 residents
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49%
3,726 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,282 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.8%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
215 residents aged 16 and over
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.3%
5,266 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.4%
2,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
177 residents aged 16 and over
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,777 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
311 residents aged 16 and over
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%
5,100 residents
Good health33%
3,185 residents
Fair health10%
970 residents
Bad health3%
291 residents
Very bad health1.1%
107 residents
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
8,463 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,190 residents
William Morris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.9%
1,739 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,171 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
554 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
155 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
William Morris · 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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