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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006921

Upper Clapton

Upper Clapton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,926 residents in Hackney. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hackney
7,926

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,784

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,508.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

61.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.7%

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.

Wood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no carKilburn Park, Brent8,195 residents · 15.5% owned · 62.1% no carWhite City, Hammersmith and Fulham7,034 residents · 17.7% owned · 60.9% no carHarringay Warehouse District & Vartry, Haringey8,434 residents · 22.9% owned · 60.6% no carSouth Bermondsey West, Southwark8,499 residents · 15.0% owned · 66.0% no carWalworth South, Southwark6,719 residents · 12.8% owned · 69.0% no car

Most similar within Hackney

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stamford Hill South, Hackney8,106 residents · 17.2% owned · 61.6% no carStamford Hill West, Hackney8,151 residents · 23.8% owned · 57.6% no carClapton Leaside, Hackney8,398 residents · 22.0% owned · 61.1% no carHomerton South, Hackney11,882 residents · 16.9% owned · 67.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upper Clapton

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

Tenure

Social rented50.5%
1,406 households
Private rented31.6%
879 households
Owned17.1%
475 households
Shared ownership0.7%
19 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement70.7%
1,967 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.1%
391 households
Terraced8.1%
226 households
Semi-detached4.1%
115 households
Detached1.2%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household61.4%
1,707 households
1 car or van in household32.8%
913 households
2 cars or vans in household5.3%
147 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
15 households
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.9%
1,082 households
1 bedroom28%
778 households
3 bedrooms19.1%
532 households
4 or more bedrooms14%
390 households
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.8%
1,553 households
One-person household32.2%
897 households
Other household types11.9%
332 households
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.2%
897 households
2 people in household21.6%
601 households
3 people in household16.5%
460 households
4 people in household12%
334 households
5 people in household7.5%
210 households
6 people in household5.1%
141 households
8 or more people in household3.5%
97 households
7 people in household1.7%
46 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1528.5%
2,255 residents
15–2925%
1,984 residents
30–4419.9%
1,577 residents
45–6418.9%
1,495 residents
65 and over7.7%
614 residents
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52%
4,117 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African22.5%
1,784 residents
Other ethnic group10.6%
838 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.1%
798 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%
387 residents
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.7%
1,813 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications27.5%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
655 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
496 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
3,272 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,164 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.6%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.5%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health61.7%
4,887 residents
Good health23.5%
1,863 residents
Fair health9.8%
777 residents
Bad health3.5%
279 residents
Very bad health1.5%
120 residents
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
6,913 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
1,013 residents
Upper Clapton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.4%
1,095 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.2%
896 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
541 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.4%
234 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
16 households
Upper Clapton · 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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