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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000946

Earlsfield South

Earlsfield South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,435 residents in Wandsworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wandsworth
8,435

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,107

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,913.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.5%

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.

Greenwich Town & Park, Greenwich9,462 residents · 42.6% owned · 48.3% no carDulwich Hill, Southwark9,497 residents · 49.9% owned · 41.4% no carPeckham Rye, Southwark9,353 residents · 38.7% owned · 54.1% no carRaynes Park, Merton8,599 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no carStreatham Central, Lambeth9,499 residents · 47.7% owned · 50.8% no carHonor Oak, Lewisham8,740 residents · 52.0% owned · 43.9% no car

Most similar within Wandsworth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tooting East, Wandsworth10,861 residents · 39.6% owned · 52.7% no carPutney West, Wandsworth8,867 residents · 53.2% owned · 39.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Earlsfield South

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

Tenure

Owned45.3%
1,406 households
Private rented33.7%
1,048 households
Social rented19.2%
597 households
Shared ownership1.6%
51 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44.9%
1,397 households
Terraced22.4%
695 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.9%
493 households
Semi-detached8.8%
274 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.9%
121 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
74 households
Detached1.7%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.5%
1,475 households
No cars or vans in household41.4%
1,287 households
2 cars or vans in household9.4%
292 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%
52 households
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.3%
1,004 households
3 bedrooms27.9%
868 households
4 or more bedrooms22%
683 households
1 bedroom17.8%
552 households
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
1,786 households
One-person household25.8%
803 households
Other household types16.7%
520 households
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
1,092 households
1 person in household25.8%
803 households
3 people in household18%
559 households
4 people in household13.6%
424 households
5 people in household4.5%
141 households
6 people in household1.6%
50 households
7 people in household0.7%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,222 residents
15–2925.3%
2,136 residents
30–4433%
2,785 residents
45–6419.5%
1,645 residents
65 and over7.7%
646 residents
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.4%
5,857 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.2%
1,029 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.8%
830 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
500 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
223 residents
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.5%
4,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
901 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.5%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8%
570 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68%
4,860 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.1%
2,149 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
1,846 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,750 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.8%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58%
4,893 residents
Good health28.3%
2,390 residents
Fair health9.3%
786 residents
Bad health3.3%
275 residents
Very bad health1.1%
91 residents
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
7,220 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,215 residents
Earlsfield South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.3%
1,841 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.6%
825 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
327 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
107 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Earlsfield South · 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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