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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000930

Lavender Hill West & Little India

Lavender Hill West & Little India is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,081 residents in Wandsworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wandsworth
10,081

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,261

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,436.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

53.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

72.3%

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.

Clapham South, Lambeth7,714 residents · 50.5% owned · 42.6% no carClapham North, Lambeth9,117 residents · 32.6% owned · 59.6% no carClapham Old Town, Lambeth7,538 residents · 37.0% owned · 57.6% no carAcre Lane, Lambeth9,586 residents · 32.6% owned · 61.6% no carMunster, Hammersmith and Fulham5,975 residents · 46.6% owned · 45.8% no carBrixton Hill East, Lambeth8,402 residents · 41.2% owned · 58.3% no car

Most similar within Wandsworth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Balham, Wandsworth8,721 residents · 46.5% owned · 50.1% no carClapham Junction & East Hill, Wandsworth8,916 residents · 37.6% owned · 53.2% no carTooting Bec Common, Wandsworth10,027 residents · 47.4% owned · 47.7% no carTooting Bec West, Wandsworth6,431 residents · 44.4% owned · 51.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lavender Hill West & Little India

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

Tenure

Private rented44.7%
1,904 households
Owned38.5%
1,641 households
Social rented16.3%
694 households
Shared ownership0.4%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.6%
1,433 households
Terraced29.2%
1,246 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits26.9%
1,147 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.8%
162 households
Semi-detached2.8%
118 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%
114 households
Detached0.9%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household53.4%
2,275 households
1 car or van in household38.6%
1,644 households
2 cars or vans in household6.8%
290 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
52 households
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.2%
1,629 households
3 bedrooms22.1%
940 households
1 bedroom21.8%
928 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
764 households
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.7%
2,032 households
One-person household28.4%
1,211 households
Other household types23.9%
1,018 households
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,603 households
1 person in household28.4%
1,211 households
3 people in household17.6%
751 households
4 people in household12.3%
522 households
5 people in household2.9%
122 households
6 people in household0.7%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
14 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.6%
1,168 residents
15–2938.1%
3,841 residents
30–4427.6%
2,779 residents
45–6416.2%
1,638 residents
65 and over6.5%
658 residents
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75%
7,563 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
824 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.9%
798 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
606 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
287 residents
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above72.3%
6,398 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.8%
870 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.7%
589 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.2%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.9%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.3%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)77.7%
6,876 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive20.3%
1,799 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations33.5%
2,959 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28%
2,477 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.4%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.4%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health65.7%
6,621 residents
Good health25.9%
2,614 residents
Fair health6.2%
630 residents
Bad health1.7%
174 residents
Very bad health0.4%
42 residents
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act91.5%
9,222 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act8.5%
859 residents
Lavender Hill West & Little India · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.9%
2,725 households
Household is deprived in one dimension24.9%
1,061 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
88 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Lavender Hill West & Little India · 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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