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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000947

Merton Road

Merton Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,341 residents in Wandsworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wandsworth
9,341

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,920

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,216.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

69.6%

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 Broadway South, Merton8,728 residents · 53.0% owned · 42.2% no carSouth Wimbledon, Merton9,103 residents · 52.6% owned · 39.2% no carWimbledon Park & Durnsford Road, Merton9,054 residents · 58.9% owned · 32.1% no carWimbledon Broadway North, Merton7,355 residents · 53.0% owned · 38.0% no carWimbledon Chase, Merton8,214 residents · 63.7% owned · 30.8% no carEast Dulwich, Southwark8,296 residents · 57.7% owned · 35.4% no car

Most similar within Wandsworth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Earlsfield North, Wandsworth10,174 residents · 54.0% owned · 36.1% no carSouthfields North, Wandsworth9,686 residents · 59.9% owned · 32.7% no carPutney Embankment & Lower Common, Wandsworth8,356 residents · 55.8% owned · 37.1% no carSpringfield, Wandsworth10,003 residents · 55.2% owned · 40.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Merton Road

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

Tenure

Owned55.7%
2,182 households
Private rented33.9%
1,330 households
Social rented8.6%
339 households
Shared ownership1.7%
67 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.9%
1,486 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.5%
1,312 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.9%
857 households
Semi-detached4.1%
159 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
40 households
Detached0.9%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household53.2%
2,086 households
No cars or vans in household37.5%
1,469 households
2 cars or vans in household8.1%
318 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
46 households
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.9%
1,328 households
4 or more bedrooms25%
981 households
3 bedrooms23.1%
905 households
1 bedroom18%
705 households
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,478 households
One-person household25.5%
1,001 households
Other household types11.3%
441 households
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,444 households
1 person in household25.5%
1,001 households
3 people in household17.2%
675 households
4 people in household16.1%
632 households
5 people in household3.2%
127 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,758 residents
15–2918.1%
1,695 residents
30–4433.9%
3,170 residents
45–6420.6%
1,928 residents
65 and over8.5%
792 residents
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.6%
7,344 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
861 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
483 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%
386 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
270 residents
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above69.6%
5,235 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.3%
775 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.8%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.7%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.7%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.8%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)77.2%
5,805 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive21.4%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations33.2%
2,493 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.5%
2,141 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.4%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.4%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.1%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health66.1%
6,177 residents
Good health25%
2,335 residents
Fair health6.8%
633 residents
Bad health1.7%
155 residents
Very bad health0.4%
41 residents
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.7%
8,468 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.3%
873 residents
Merton Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension66.3%
2,596 households
Household is deprived in one dimension24.2%
948 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.5%
294 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Merton Road · 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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