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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000083

Crayford

Crayford is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,271 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
11,271

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,447

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,013.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.7%

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.

St Mary Cray South, Bromley8,166 residents · 65.1% owned · 22.4% no carRomford North West, Havering9,185 residents · 65.6% owned · 24.4% no carMerstham, Reigate and Banstead6,864 residents · 62.5% owned · 18.5% no carSunbury Common, Spelthorne8,513 residents · 57.0% owned · 17.7% no carWallington North, Sutton8,177 residents · 64.2% owned · 22.3% no carWoodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crayford

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

Tenure

Owned63.8%
2,835 households
Social rented18%
801 households
Private rented16.4%
730 households
Shared ownership1.8%
79 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.7%
1,766 households
Terraced29.2%
1,296 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.8%
970 households
Detached6.1%
271 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
82 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.6%
2,114 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
1,046 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
958 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
326 households
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.5%
2,154 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
1,215 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
569 households
1 bedroom11.4%
506 households
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
2,922 households
One-person household26.9%
1,196 households
Other household types7.4%
327 households
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.1%
1,340 households
1 person in household26.9%
1,195 households
3 people in household18.3%
812 households
4 people in household16%
713 households
5 people in household6%
269 households
6 people in household1.8%
78 households
7 people in household0.6%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
2,225 residents
15–2919%
2,144 residents
30–4423.1%
2,602 residents
45–6425%
2,816 residents
65 and over13.1%
1,480 residents
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.9%
8,671 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.2%
1,146 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%
800 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
377 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
275 residents
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.7%
2,726 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,568 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
987 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65%
5,778 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
2,904 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,821 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
1,253 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
506 residents aged 16 and over
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
5,604 residents
Good health34.4%
3,877 residents
Fair health11.2%
1,262 residents
Bad health3.4%
388 residents
Very bad health1.2%
137 residents
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
9,501 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,769 residents
Crayford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
2,166 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,462 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
654 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
148 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Crayford · 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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