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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000933

Putney West

Putney West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,867 residents in Wandsworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wandsworth
8,867

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,928

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,249.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

67.5%

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.

Fulham Palace & Hurlingham Park, Hammersmith and Fulham5,680 residents · 48.0% owned · 45.8% no carWimbledon Hill, Merton7,655 residents · 48.9% owned · 37.9% no carChiswick North West, Ealing7,566 residents · 47.1% owned · 44.2% no carChiswick South West, Hounslow8,402 residents · 52.8% owned · 33.4% no carHighgate Wood, Haringey6,492 residents · 53.5% owned · 37.8% no carFulham Reach, Hammersmith and Fulham8,645 residents · 47.8% owned · 47.3% no car

Most similar within Wandsworth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Putney Embankment & Lower Common, Wandsworth8,356 residents · 55.8% owned · 37.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Putney West

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

Tenure

Owned53.2%
2,091 households
Private rented35.5%
1,393 households
Social rented10.1%
397 households
Shared ownership0.9%
37 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47%
1,850 households
Terraced14.9%
585 households
Semi-detached13.6%
533 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.5%
492 households
Detached9.5%
372 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,691 households
No cars or vans in household39.5%
1,551 households
2 cars or vans in household13.5%
531 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
158 households
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.4%
1,275 households
4 or more bedrooms24.8%
975 households
1 bedroom22%
866 households
3 bedrooms20.7%
815 households
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.6%
2,225 households
One-person household32.1%
1,260 households
Other household types11.3%
445 households
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,389 households
1 person in household32.1%
1,261 households
3 people in household15.4%
606 households
4 people in household11.8%
465 households
5 people in household3.8%
150 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,256 residents
15–2920.6%
1,831 residents
30–4426.4%
2,339 residents
45–6424.7%
2,186 residents
65 and over14.2%
1,255 residents
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.4%
6,861 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
731 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
532 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
379 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%
367 residents
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above67.5%
5,084 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.7%
808 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.5%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.1%
534 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.5%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.5%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.6%
5,241 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.9%
2,178 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations32.1%
2,416 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
1,931 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.2%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.5%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.4%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health61%
5,412 residents
Good health28.3%
2,511 residents
Fair health7.8%
690 residents
Bad health2.1%
182 residents
Very bad health0.8%
72 residents
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.6%
7,857 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.4%
1,012 residents
Putney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.2%
2,444 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.6%
1,086 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.1%
319 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Putney West · 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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