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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000974

Paddington & St George's Fields

Paddington & St George's Fields is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,705 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
8,705

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,981

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,628.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

68.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.2%

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.

Earl's Court, Kensington and Chelsea6,212 residents · 23.7% owned · 69.3% no carWest Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham8,462 residents · 30.2% owned · 67.4% no carKensington Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea7,250 residents · 30.7% owned · 66.6% no carBrompton, Kensington and Chelsea5,974 residents · 26.9% owned · 64.1% no carHammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carSwiss Cottage, Camden7,120 residents · 32.0% owned · 58.0% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bryanston & Dorset Square, Westminster7,473 residents · 27.4% owned · 72.8% no carQueensway, Westminster8,432 residents · 27.7% owned · 73.0% no carSt John's Wood South, Westminster7,703 residents · 28.4% owned · 65.9% no carCentral Westminster, Westminster8,085 residents · 26.9% owned · 69.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Paddington & St George's Fields

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

Tenure

Private rented53.6%
2,133 households
Owned28.7%
1,142 households
Social rented16.3%
650 households
Shared ownership1.3%
53 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement74.9%
2,980 households
Terraced9.8%
391 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.5%
377 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
88 households
Semi-detached1.7%
69 households
Detached1%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household68%
2,709 households
1 car or van in household24.9%
992 households
2 cars or vans in household5%
200 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
80 households
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom37.4%
1,490 households
2 bedrooms34%
1,353 households
3 bedrooms17.6%
702 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
436 households
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household44.5%
1,774 households
Single family household43.5%
1,732 households
Other household types12%
477 households
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.6%
1,774 households
2 people in household30.6%
1,218 households
3 people in household10.8%
429 households
4 people in household7.9%
316 households
5 people in household3.6%
143 households
8 or more people in household1%
40 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.2%
973 residents
15–2930.3%
2,638 residents
30–4425.1%
2,187 residents
45–6421.8%
1,895 residents
65 and over11.6%
1,006 residents
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White46.5%
4,045 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.5%
2,044 residents
Other ethnic group17.4%
1,518 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%
563 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%
535 residents
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.2%
4,627 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.1%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5%
386 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.4%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
4,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
3,189 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.1%
2,161 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students19.2%
1,473 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,299 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.7%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.7%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.4%
263 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.3%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.4%
5,080 residents
Good health29.2%
2,541 residents
Fair health8.3%
719 residents
Bad health2.9%
255 residents
Very bad health1.2%
107 residents
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89%
7,750 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11%
955 residents
Paddington & St George's Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.7%
2,136 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.6%
1,177 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
452 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
33 households
Paddington & St George's Fields · 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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