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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006918

Clapton Leaside

Clapton Leaside is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,398 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
8,398

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,169

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,184.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

61.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.0%

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.

South Bermondsey Central, Southwark9,610 residents · 23.4% owned · 62.3% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no carWood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no carHarringay Warehouse District & Vartry, Haringey8,434 residents · 22.9% owned · 60.6% no carQueenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carYork Gardens, Wandsworth8,104 residents · 20.7% owned · 64.1% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no carAmhurst Road & Pembury Estate, Hackney11,512 residents · 17.8% owned · 67.3% no carWoodberry Down & Manor House, Hackney9,398 residents · 14.0% owned · 69.9% no carClissold North, Hackney6,749 residents · 34.4% owned · 56.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clapton Leaside

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

Tenure

Social rented42.9%
1,359 households
Private rented31.9%
1,011 households
Owned22%
698 households
Shared ownership3%
95 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement75.6%
2,395 households
Terraced9.7%
307 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.4%
204 households
Semi-detached3.6%
114 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
60 households
Detached1.4%
43 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household61.1%
1,936 households
1 car or van in household33.6%
1,064 households
2 cars or vans in household4.5%
143 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%
27 households
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom32.8%
1,041 households
2 bedrooms30.2%
956 households
3 bedrooms26%
824 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
349 households
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.7%
1,732 households
One-person household32.3%
1,024 households
Other household types13%
412 households
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.3%
1,023 households
2 people in household29%
920 households
3 people in household13.5%
428 households
4 people in household10.9%
346 households
5 people in household5.8%
185 households
6 people in household3.2%
103 households
8 or more people in household3.2%
100 households
7 people in household2.1%
65 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.2%
1,952 residents
15–2921.6%
1,811 residents
30–4429.2%
2,456 residents
45–6419.9%
1,668 residents
65 and over6.1%
511 residents
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.7%
3,754 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African25.8%
2,170 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.6%
1,224 residents
Other ethnic group8.6%
724 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%
527 residents
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46%
2,914 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
794 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.2%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.3%
4,139 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.4%
2,051 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,389 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.8%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.3%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.8%
4,850 residents
Good health27.7%
2,330 residents
Fair health9.9%
829 residents
Bad health3.4%
282 residents
Very bad health1.3%
107 residents
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
7,227 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,172 residents
Clapton Leaside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.2%
1,212 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,116 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
598 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
231 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Clapton Leaside · 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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