Number of households in London

Release date:
2 March 2017

You asked

Please provide the number of households in London boroughs by postcode.

We said

You have made a Freedom of Information Request asking for the number of households in London boroughs by postcode.

2011 Census estimates of usual residents (broken down by sex) and an estimate of the number of households with one or more usual residents for unit postcodes in England and Wales are available from the Nomis webpage:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/postcode_headcounts_and_household_estimates

In addition, data for 'postcode areas', 'postcode districts' and 'postcode sectors' for household spaces in England and Wales (Table QS417EW - Household spaces) may be obtained from the Nomis website at: http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/qs417ew.You can use the "Query data" option to refine your search to various geographies (e.g. postcode sectors). You can then select the specific London sectors you require.

Please note:

  1. A household space is the accommodation used or available for use by an individual household. A household space with no usual residents may still be used by short-term residents and/or visitors who were present on census night, may be a second addresses or might be vacant. For a fuller definition of the terms 'household' and 'household space' please refer to the 2011 Census glossary: http://www.ons.gov.uk/census/2011census/2011censusdata/2011censususerguide/glossary

  2. In the above tables, in order to protect against disclosure of personal information, records have been swapped between different geographic areas. Some counts will be affected, particularly small counts at the lowest geographies.

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