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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000977

Strand, St James & Mayfair

Strand, St James & Mayfair is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,388 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
6,388

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,432

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,544.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

75.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.5%

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.

Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South, Camden5,961 residents · 23.5% owned · 82.0% no carCity of London, City of London8,583 residents · 36.5% owned · 77.2% no carCamden Town & Mornington Crescent, Camden6,223 residents · 25.7% owned · 69.4% no carBrompton, Kensington and Chelsea5,974 residents · 26.9% owned · 64.1% no carBorough & Southwark Street, Southwark10,168 residents · 21.3% owned · 75.4% no carKensington Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea7,250 residents · 30.7% owned · 66.6% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fitzrovia West & Soho, Westminster7,879 residents · 19.1% owned · 78.0% no carMarylebone & Park Lane, Westminster6,837 residents · 31.3% owned · 65.3% no carCentral Westminster, Westminster8,085 residents · 26.9% owned · 69.4% no carBryanston & Dorset Square, Westminster7,473 residents · 27.4% owned · 72.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Strand, St James & Mayfair

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

Tenure

Private rented51.9%
1,781 households
Social rented23.9%
821 households
Owned23.7%
815 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement77.4%
2,658 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop7.7%
266 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.8%
198 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4%
137 households
Terraced3.6%
124 households
Detached0.8%
26 households
Semi-detached0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household75.9%
2,607 households
1 car or van in household18.8%
647 households
2 cars or vans in household3.9%
133 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.4%
47 households
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom45%
1,545 households
2 bedrooms35.2%
1,208 households
3 bedrooms13.7%
469 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
213 households
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household56.5%
1,940 households
Single family household33.8%
1,162 households
Other household types9.7%
333 households
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household56.5%
1,940 households
2 people in household28.8%
988 households
3 people in household8.8%
303 households
4 people in household3.7%
127 households
5 people in household1.4%
49 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 156.7%
426 residents
15–2931.3%
2,001 residents
30–4424.6%
1,573 residents
45–6424.4%
1,556 residents
65 and over13%
833 residents
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.4%
3,857 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.2%
1,418 residents
Other ethnic group7.1%
455 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%
402 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4%
257 residents
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59.5%
3,520 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
790 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11%
653 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.7%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.2%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,456 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,308 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
1,524 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students16.6%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.1%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.9%
229 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.4%
3,794 residents
Good health28.6%
1,824 residents
Fair health8.6%
547 residents
Bad health2.7%
174 residents
Very bad health0.8%
49 residents
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.1%
5,692 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.9%
696 residents
Strand, St James & Mayfair · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.6%
1,977 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.3%
972 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
363 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
100 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
23 households
Strand, St James & Mayfair · 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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