Overcrowding by borough
Key points
- About 30% of households in Camden were overcrowded, as were a similar proportion in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Tower Hamlets.
- This compares to about 5% in the Outer London boroughs of Bromley, Bexley and Havering.
- In general, Inner London boroughs have a higher proportion of overcrowded households than Outer London.
What do these graphs show?
With just two exceptions, boroughs in Inner London had a higher proportion of overcrowded households than boroughs in Outer London.
About 30% of households in Camden were overcrowded, as were a similar proportion in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Tower Hamlets. This compares to about 5% in the Outer London boroughs of Bromley, Bexley and Havering.
There were nine Inner London boroughs in which a quarter or more of households were overcrowded. There were no such boroughs in Outer London.
Data used
2001 Census
Indicator last updated: 21 April 2010
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Other indicators in Bexley
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Households in temporary accommodation by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
- Mortgage repossessions by borough
- Landlord repossessions by borough
Other indicators in Bromley
Other indicators in Camden
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Newly homeless households by borough
- Working age out-of-work benefits by borough
- Landlord repossessions by borough
- Job Seeker's Allowance by borough
Other indicators in Havering
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Newly homeless households by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
- Job Seeker's Allowance by borough
Other indicators in Kensington and Chelsea
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Pay inequalities within London
- Premature death by region
- Premature death by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
- Landlord repossessions by borough
- Job Seeker's Allowance by borough
Other indicators in Tower Hamlets
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Premature death by region
- Low-paid residents by borough
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Attainment at age 11 by borough
- Newly homeless households by borough
- Households in temporary accommodation by borough
- Premature death by borough
- Mortgage repossessions by borough
- Job Seeker's Allowance by borough
- Job Seeker's Allowance by ward
Other indicators in Westminster
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Newly homeless households by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
- Landlord repossessions by borough
- Job Seeker's Allowance by borough
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Glossary
Private renter:
Someone who rents their accommodation from the private sector
Social renter:
Someone who rents their accommodation from their local authority or another "affordable housing" provider
Owner occupier:
Someone who owns the home they live in
Outer London:
Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Bromley, Bexley, Brent, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Waltham Forest
Inner London:
Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster