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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000958

Furzedown West

Furzedown West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,276 residents in Wandsworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wandsworth
8,276

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,917

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,290.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.8%

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.

Roding, Redbridge13,088 residents · 60.2% owned · 24.6% no carDrayton Green & Cleveland, Ealing9,863 residents · 51.1% owned · 31.5% no carElthorne Park, Ealing6,713 residents · 71.7% owned · 24.8% no carFallow Corner, Barnet10,380 residents · 47.5% owned · 33.4% no carBrent Valley, Ealing6,584 residents · 58.9% owned · 28.1% no carLadywell, Lewisham7,189 residents · 52.2% owned · 42.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Furzedown West

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

Tenure

Owned60.4%
1,761 households
Private rented24.1%
704 households
Social rented15%
437 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.4%
1,121 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.8%
637 households
Semi-detached19%
555 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.4%
451 households
Detached4.5%
131 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48%
1,400 households
No cars or vans in household34.4%
1,004 households
2 cars or vans in household14.5%
423 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
90 households
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms35%
1,021 households
3 bedrooms31.7%
927 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
538 households
1 bedroom14.9%
434 households
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
1,790 households
One-person household24.4%
711 households
Other household types14.2%
415 households
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27%
787 households
1 person in household24.4%
711 households
4 people in household19.2%
560 households
3 people in household18%
524 households
5 people in household6.8%
199 households
6 people in household2.6%
77 households
8 or more people in household1%
30 households
7 people in household1%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,479 residents
15–2922.8%
1,883 residents
30–4421.3%
1,760 residents
45–6424.6%
2,032 residents
65 and over13.5%
1,120 residents
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.4%
5,003 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17%
1,408 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.4%
1,029 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
530 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
311 residents
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.8%
3,465 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
995 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.3%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
408 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
4,210 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.9%
2,266 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,593 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,285 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.8%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.1%
4,559 residents
Good health31.1%
2,573 residents
Fair health10.3%
856 residents
Bad health2.6%
217 residents
Very bad health0.9%
71 residents
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
7,195 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,081 residents
Furzedown West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
1,471 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
953 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
401 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Furzedown 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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