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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000082

Falconwood

Falconwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,336 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
9,336

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,442

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,234

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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 East, Havering9,535 residents · 84.5% owned · 13.7% no carLower Morden, Merton7,805 residents · 82.2% owned · 16.2% no carNorth Cheam East, Sutton8,139 residents · 84.8% owned · 14.0% no carHylands, Havering8,492 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.6% no carEnfield Town North, Enfield6,643 residents · 83.4% owned · 15.7% no carArdleigh Green, Havering10,493 residents · 77.2% owned · 15.2% no car

Most similar within Bexley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Albany Park, Bexley7,750 residents · 86.8% owned · 13.2% no carDanson Park, Bexley11,115 residents · 83.9% owned · 14.1% no carLamorbey, Bexley7,178 residents · 86.6% owned · 12.6% no carBarnehurst North, Bexley7,933 residents · 83.6% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Falconwood

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

Tenure

Owned86.1%
2,962 households
Private rented11.2%
384 households
Social rented2.3%
80 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.2%
1,659 households
Terraced41.2%
1,420 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.1%
174 households
Detached3.7%
127 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
39 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,512 households
2 cars or vans in household28.7%
988 households
No cars or vans in household15.6%
538 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
405 households
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.6%
1,948 households
4 or more bedrooms26.8%
923 households
2 bedrooms13.5%
465 households
1 bedroom3.1%
107 households
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.2%
2,456 households
One-person household21.1%
726 households
Other household types7.7%
266 households
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.4%
1,013 households
1 person in household21.1%
725 households
4 people in household20.3%
700 households
3 people in household19.9%
686 households
5 people in household6.6%
227 households
6 people in household1.9%
67 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,767 residents
15–2916.5%
1,538 residents
30–4421.5%
2,006 residents
45–6426.5%
2,472 residents
65 and over16.6%
1,551 residents
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.9%
7,182 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.6%
993 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.2%
575 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
293 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
291 residents
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
2,177 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,270 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
854 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.9%
4,917 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32%
2,390 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,586 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.5%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
4,804 residents
Good health34.9%
3,262 residents
Fair health10.6%
986 residents
Bad health2.2%
207 residents
Very bad health0.8%
77 residents
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.3%
8,246 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.7%
1,092 residents
Falconwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.8%
1,920 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,087 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
379 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Falconwood · 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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