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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000937

Wandsworth Common

Wandsworth Common is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,161 residents in Wandsworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wandsworth
8,161

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,127

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,656.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

71.4%

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.

Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road, Merton9,054 residents · 58.9% owned · 32.1% no carClapham South, Lambeth7,714 residents · 50.5% owned · 42.6% no carWimbledon Broadway North, Merton7,355 residents · 53.0% owned · 38.0% no carMunster, Hammersmith and Fulham5,975 residents · 46.6% owned · 45.8% no carBedford Park, Ealing6,950 residents · 61.2% owned · 34.6% no carSt Margarets, Richmond upon Thames6,585 residents · 65.7% owned · 24.2% no car

Most similar within Wandsworth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Southfields North, Wandsworth9,686 residents · 59.9% owned · 32.7% no carNightingale Lane, Wandsworth7,819 residents · 64.9% owned · 28.4% no carEarlsfield North, Wandsworth10,174 residents · 54.0% owned · 36.1% no carPutney Embankment & Lower Common, Wandsworth8,356 residents · 55.8% owned · 37.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wandsworth Common

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

Tenure

Owned54.1%
1,692 households
Private rented33.3%
1,040 households
Social rented12.2%
380 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced30.2%
943 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits29.3%
917 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.6%
614 households
Semi-detached14.5%
454 households
Detached3.7%
115 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
56 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.6%
1,487 households
No cars or vans in household36.6%
1,143 households
2 cars or vans in household12.5%
392 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
103 households
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.6%
1,177 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
838 households
3 bedrooms18.3%
571 households
1 bedroom17.3%
541 households
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
1,962 households
One-person household22.8%
712 households
Other household types14.5%
453 households
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
973 households
1 person in household22.8%
712 households
3 people in household19.5%
611 households
4 people in household17.9%
561 households
5 people in household6.8%
212 households
6 people in household1.5%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.9%
1,703 residents
15–2921.7%
1,769 residents
30–4425.5%
2,077 residents
45–6424.1%
1,964 residents
65 and over7.9%
647 residents
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.5%
6,652 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
462 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
459 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
418 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
170 residents
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above71.4%
4,561 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.8%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.5%
417 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.1%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.5%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.1%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)74.6%
4,764 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.4%
1,560 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations36.4%
2,326 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.6%
1,698 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.9%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
297 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.3%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4%
253 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.7%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health69.4%
5,667 residents
Good health23.1%
1,886 residents
Fair health5.6%
455 residents
Bad health1.3%
109 residents
Very bad health0.5%
44 residents
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act92%
7,505 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act8%
656 residents
Wandsworth Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension67.5%
2,112 households
Household is deprived in one dimension24.1%
753 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.4%
200 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Wandsworth Common · 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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Evidence ledger

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