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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000072

Slade Green & Crayford Marshes

Slade Green & Crayford Marshes is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,924 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
12,924

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,688

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,952.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

Wickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carWaddon South, Croydon10,857 residents · 45.1% owned · 31.3% no carCentral Park & Frizlands Lane, Barking and Dagenham10,162 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.4% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no carFurther Green, Lewisham6,961 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.9% no carHornchurch Marshes, Havering10,640 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.9% no car

Most similar within Bexley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Erith East, Bexley8,176 residents · 41.4% owned · 36.5% no carBelvedere & Lessness Heath, Bexley10,231 residents · 49.7% owned · 31.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Slade Green & Crayford Marshes

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

Tenure

Owned46.7%
2,190 households
Social rented34.4%
1,613 households
Private rented16.4%
770 households
Shared ownership2.3%
109 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.3%
1,748 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.2%
1,414 households
Semi-detached27.7%
1,297 households
Detached3.2%
152 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
47 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
2,121 households
No cars or vans in household29.9%
1,402 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
926 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
239 households
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%
1,960 households
2 bedrooms32.5%
1,523 households
1 bedroom15%
705 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
500 households
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
3,129 households
One-person household24.5%
1,149 households
Other household types8.8%
413 households
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.7%
1,203 households
1 person in household24.5%
1,148 households
3 people in household19.9%
934 households
4 people in household17%
795 households
5 people in household8.5%
400 households
6 people in household2.9%
134 households
7 people in household0.9%
43 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525%
3,231 residents
15–2919.7%
2,547 residents
30–4422.9%
2,960 residents
45–6424.5%
3,170 residents
65 and over7.9%
1,018 residents
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54.2%
7,011 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African31.5%
4,066 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%
985 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
535 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
328 residents
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
3,413 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,922 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.7%
6,050 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33%
3,132 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,736 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
984 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.5%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
505 residents aged 16 and over
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
6,834 residents
Good health31.4%
4,061 residents
Fair health10.9%
1,405 residents
Bad health3.6%
468 residents
Very bad health1.2%
156 residents
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
10,916 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
2,008 residents
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.8%
1,957 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,550 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
858 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
299 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
21 households
Slade Green & Crayford Marshes · 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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