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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000071

Northumberland Heath

Northumberland Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,672 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
7,672

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,835

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,509.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Romford North, Havering9,472 residents · 78.8% owned · 16.3% no carElm Park West, Havering8,634 residents · 70.9% owned · 21.2% no carSouth Hornchurch, Havering8,469 residents · 73.3% owned · 21.5% no carLittle Thurrock South, Thurrock7,770 residents · 75.0% owned · 16.0% no carCollier Row & Park Farm, Havering8,651 residents · 73.4% owned · 17.0% no carHylands, Havering8,492 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.6% no car

Most similar within Bexley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lesnes Abbey, Bexley8,111 residents · 77.2% owned · 18.7% no carWickham Street & East Wickham, Bexley6,624 residents · 71.0% owned · 22.4% no carBarnehurst South, Bexley8,306 residents · 72.7% owned · 21.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Northumberland Heath

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

Tenure

Owned70.5%
2,000 households
Private rented14.5%
411 households
Social rented14.4%
409 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.9%
1,244 households
Terraced36.6%
1,038 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
281 households
Detached6%
170 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,252 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
680 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
611 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
291 households
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.7%
1,523 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
638 households
4 or more bedrooms18.6%
528 households
1 bedroom5.1%
145 households
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
1,956 households
One-person household23.1%
655 households
Other household types7.9%
225 households
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.4%
806 households
1 person in household23.1%
655 households
3 people in household19.9%
565 households
4 people in household17.6%
498 households
5 people in household7.1%
202 households
6 people in household2.6%
74 households
7 people in household0.8%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
1,569 residents
15–2918.2%
1,399 residents
30–4419.7%
1,512 residents
45–6426.5%
2,031 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,162 residents
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.2%
5,694 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.3%
793 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9%
694 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
260 residents
Other ethnic group3%
231 residents
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
1,558 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.5%
3,741 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.4%
2,117 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
3,792 residents
Good health34.8%
2,672 residents
Fair health11.9%
909 residents
Bad health3%
227 residents
Very bad health0.9%
70 residents
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
6,505 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,166 residents
Northumberland Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
1,288 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,044 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
415 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
82 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Northumberland Heath · 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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