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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000979

Central Westminster

Central Westminster is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,085 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
8,085

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,927

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,836

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

69.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.8%

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.

Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea5,974 residents · 26.9% owned · 64.1% no carWest Kensington, Hammersmith and Fulham8,462 residents · 30.2% owned · 67.4% no carHammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carClerkenwell, Islington11,313 residents · 23.4% owned · 75.1% no carLambeth North, Waterloo & South Bank, Lambeth8,567 residents · 20.7% owned · 73.2% no carHoxton South & East, Hackney7,332 residents · 17.2% owned · 78.6% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St John's Wood South, Westminster7,703 residents · 28.4% owned · 65.9% no carBryanston & Dorset Square, Westminster7,473 residents · 27.4% owned · 72.8% no carPaddington & St George's Fields, Westminster8,705 residents · 28.7% owned · 68.0% no carQueensway, Westminster8,432 residents · 27.7% owned · 73.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Westminster

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

Tenure

Private rented43.5%
1,708 households
Social rented28.9%
1,134 households
Owned26.9%
1,057 households
Shared ownership0.7%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement87.2%
3,422 households
Terraced4%
156 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.9%
112 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
105 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
86 households
Semi-detached0.6%
23 households
Detached0.5%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household69.4%
2,725 households
1 car or van in household25%
980 households
2 cars or vans in household4.8%
188 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%
34 households
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.1%
1,455 households
1 bedroom36.2%
1,421 households
3 bedrooms20.2%
792 households
4 or more bedrooms6.6%
259 households
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household46.3%
1,817 households
Single family household43.3%
1,697 households
Other household types10.4%
409 households
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household46.3%
1,817 households
2 people in household32.3%
1,268 households
3 people in household11.2%
440 households
4 people in household6.8%
268 households
5 people in household2.4%
94 households
6 people in household0.7%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.6%
935 residents
15–2927.8%
2,249 residents
30–4423.3%
1,881 residents
45–6424.1%
1,946 residents
65 and over13.3%
1,075 residents
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.8%
5,083 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.1%
1,300 residents
Other ethnic group9.1%
733 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
496 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
477 residents
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.8%
4,306 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.7%
829 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.2%
651 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.9%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
4,233 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
2,660 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.9%
2,115 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.6%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.1%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57%
4,607 residents
Good health29.4%
2,377 residents
Fair health9.4%
759 residents
Bad health2.9%
232 residents
Very bad health1.4%
113 residents
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
6,958 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,129 residents
Central Westminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.5%
2,218 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.4%
1,116 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
423 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
28 households
Central Westminster · 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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