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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000925

Battersea Latchmere

Battersea Latchmere is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,900 residents in Wandsworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wandsworth
7,900

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,363

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,865.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.4%

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 Bermondsey Central, Southwark9,610 residents · 23.4% owned · 62.3% no carCanada Water, Southwark10,223 residents · 18.3% owned · 67.1% no carNorth Dulwich, Southwark7,487 residents · 34.9% owned · 56.0% no carBrixton Hill West, Lambeth10,254 residents · 32.3% owned · 57.9% no carBurgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no carClissold North, Hackney6,749 residents · 34.4% owned · 56.7% no car

Most similar within Wandsworth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Queenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carYork Gardens, Wandsworth8,104 residents · 20.7% owned · 64.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Battersea Latchmere

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

Tenure

Social rented43.9%
1,477 households
Owned28.6%
963 households
Private rented26%
874 households
Shared ownership1.2%
40 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement73.1%
2,459 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.8%
364 households
Terraced8.1%
273 households
Semi-detached3.9%
130 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
48 households
Detached0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59%
1,982 households
1 car or van in household33.9%
1,140 households
2 cars or vans in household5.8%
196 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
44 households
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.5%
1,428 households
1 bedroom26.6%
895 households
3 bedrooms20.3%
682 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
358 households
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.2%
1,788 households
One-person household31.6%
1,062 households
Other household types15.3%
513 households
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%
1,077 households
1 person in household31.6%
1,062 households
3 people in household18.7%
631 households
4 people in household10%
338 households
5 people in household5.4%
182 households
6 people in household1.3%
43 households
7 people in household0.7%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,352 residents
15–2924%
1,895 residents
30–4426.2%
2,070 residents
45–6423.2%
1,831 residents
65 and over9.5%
752 residents
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.1%
4,430 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African22.1%
1,743 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%
722 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.1%
561 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
444 residents
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.4%
3,204 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.6%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.7%
4,325 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.5%
1,977 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.8%
4,484 residents
Good health28.7%
2,269 residents
Fair health9.9%
785 residents
Bad health3.4%
269 residents
Very bad health1.2%
93 residents
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
6,844 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,056 residents
Battersea Latchmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,582 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,054 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
535 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
21 households
Battersea Latchmere · 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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