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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000950

West Hill South

West Hill South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,585 residents in Wandsworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wandsworth
7,585

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,107

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,832.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.8%

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.

Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames8,360 residents · 51.3% owned · 32.6% no carWoodside Park, Barnet8,530 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.1% no carUpper Walthamstow, Waltham Forest9,247 residents · 53.1% owned · 41.8% no carRaynes Park, Merton8,599 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no carSouth Woodford High Road, Redbridge12,393 residents · 57.6% owned · 28.5% no carEast Finchley, Barnet9,849 residents · 50.7% owned · 36.8% no car

Most similar within Wandsworth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Roehampton North East, Wandsworth10,767 residents · 42.6% owned · 42.0% no carPutney West, Wandsworth8,867 residents · 53.2% owned · 39.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Hill South

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

Tenure

Owned45.5%
1,415 households
Private rented36.9%
1,146 households
Social rented16.8%
523 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement69.8%
2,172 households
Terraced16.4%
510 households
Semi-detached5.8%
180 households
Detached4.6%
144 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
88 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.2%
1,469 households
No cars or vans in household38.8%
1,206 households
2 cars or vans in household11.8%
368 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%
67 households
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.5%
1,196 households
3 bedrooms27.4%
851 households
4 or more bedrooms17.3%
538 households
1 bedroom16.9%
525 households
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.7%
1,794 households
One-person household29.4%
912 households
Other household types12.9%
401 households
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.2%
971 households
1 person in household29.3%
912 households
3 people in household18.2%
565 households
4 people in household13.8%
429 households
5 people in household5%
155 households
6 people in household1.6%
49 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,279 residents
15–2920.4%
1,548 residents
30–4428.3%
2,147 residents
45–6422.8%
1,729 residents
65 and over11.7%
884 residents
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.4%
4,882 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.1%
1,221 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.3%
632 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
426 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
424 residents
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.8%
3,472 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
804 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.7%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8%
495 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
180 residents aged 16 and over
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68%
4,232 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30%
1,868 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
125 residents aged 16 and over
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,330 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.5%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
228 residents aged 16 and over
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.1%
4,409 residents
Good health30%
2,273 residents
Fair health8.9%
672 residents
Bad health2.4%
183 residents
Very bad health0.6%
49 residents
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.1%
6,760 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.9%
824 residents
West Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.5%
1,727 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
953 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
324 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
West Hill 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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