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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000960

St John's Wood North

St John's Wood North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,155 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
6,155

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,782

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,671.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

64.4%

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.

Swiss Cottage, Camden7,120 residents · 32.0% owned · 58.0% no carKensington Abingdon, Kensington and Chelsea6,496 residents · 43.1% owned · 52.6% no carAdelaide Road, Camden5,748 residents · 35.7% owned · 55.0% no carChiswick Park, Hounslow8,999 residents · 43.2% owned · 48.3% no carNotting Hill South, Kensington and Chelsea7,175 residents · 45.9% owned · 52.4% no carHolland Park, Kensington and Chelsea8,088 residents · 39.4% owned · 51.1% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Abbey Road, Westminster9,814 residents · 33.4% owned · 55.4% no carSt John's Wood South, Westminster7,703 residents · 28.4% owned · 65.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in St John's Wood North

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

Tenure

Private rented47.8%
1,331 households
Owned38.6%
1,075 households
Social rented12.9%
360 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement78.7%
2,188 households
Terraced8.1%
225 households
Semi-detached4.6%
127 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
101 households
Detached2.2%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55%
1,528 households
1 car or van in household35.4%
984 households
2 cars or vans in household7.8%
218 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
50 households
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.8%
940 households
1 bedroom25.3%
705 households
3 bedrooms23.5%
654 households
4 or more bedrooms17.4%
483 households
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.3%
1,427 households
One-person household37.5%
1,043 households
Other household types11.2%
311 households
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.5%
1,043 households
2 people in household30.4%
846 households
3 people in household14.5%
403 households
4 people in household11.6%
322 households
5 people in household3.8%
105 households
6 people in household1.9%
53 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
878 residents
15–2919.6%
1,207 residents
30–4425.2%
1,548 residents
45–6425.1%
1,543 residents
65 and over15.9%
978 residents
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.8%
3,556 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.5%
1,262 residents
Other ethnic group12.3%
759 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
306 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.3%
266 residents
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above64.4%
3,363 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
604 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.9%
570 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.8%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.4%
75 residents aged 16 and over
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
3,022 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,119 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
81 residents aged 16 and over
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.8%
1,608 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.9%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.7%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.4%
231 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.8%
196 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.5%
77 residents aged 16 and over
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health61.6%
3,789 residents
Good health27%
1,664 residents
Fair health8.1%
496 residents
Bad health2.3%
144 residents
Very bad health1%
62 residents
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.3%
5,498 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.7%
658 residents
St John's Wood North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.1%
1,617 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.8%
800 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
278 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
16 households
St John's Wood North · 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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