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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000982

Victoria

Victoria is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,638 residents in Westminster. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Westminster
7,638

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,844

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,712.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

69.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.4%

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.

Chelsea Riverside West, Kensington and Chelsea6,336 residents · 27.1% owned · 59.7% no carEarl's Court, Kensington and Chelsea6,212 residents · 23.7% owned · 69.3% no carKilburn East, Camden8,882 residents · 18.3% owned · 70.3% no carHammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carBrompton, Kensington and Chelsea5,974 residents · 26.9% owned · 64.1% no carShepherd's Bush North, Hammersmith and Fulham7,485 residents · 22.0% owned · 66.2% no car

Most similar within Westminster

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pimlico South, Westminster7,695 residents · 21.1% owned · 67.8% no carMillbank, Westminster8,724 residents · 25.4% owned · 70.6% 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 Victoria

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

Tenure

Social rented47.5%
1,824 households
Private rented30%
1,155 households
Owned20.6%
793 households
Shared ownership1.5%
58 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement84.4%
3,246 households
Terraced7.2%
276 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.5%
212 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
46 households
Semi-detached0.9%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
Detached0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household69.3%
2,667 households
1 car or van in household25%
961 households
2 cars or vans in household4.8%
183 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%
36 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom42.2%
1,621 households
2 bedrooms33%
1,267 households
3 bedrooms19.5%
749 households
4 or more bedrooms5.4%
207 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48.8%
1,874 households
Single family household42.6%
1,637 households
Other household types8.7%
333 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household48.8%
1,874 households
2 people in household25.9%
996 households
3 people in household12.6%
485 households
4 people in household6.9%
266 households
5 people in household3.5%
135 households
6 people in household1.7%
65 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%
987 residents
15–2923%
1,756 residents
30–4423.3%
1,781 residents
45–6427%
2,065 residents
65 and over13.7%
1,049 residents
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55.5%
4,237 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.1%
1,232 residents
Other ethnic group12.1%
927 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.8%
748 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%
494 residents
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.4%
3,379 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.8%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.6%
567 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.5%
3,778 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
2,624 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,401 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.3%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.3%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.1%
4,056 residents
Good health29.6%
2,259 residents
Fair health11.3%
863 residents
Bad health4.4%
333 residents
Very bad health1.7%
127 residents
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
6,464 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,174 residents
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,790 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,205 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
580 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
228 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
42 households
Victoria · 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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