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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000086

Lamorbey

Lamorbey is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,178 residents in Bexley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bexley
7,178

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,788

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,822

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.8%

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 carHylands, Havering8,492 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.6% no carHacton, Havering7,579 residents · 87.7% owned · 14.7% no carArdleigh Green, Havering10,493 residents · 77.2% owned · 15.2% no carPenenden Heath, Maidstone9,085 residents · 74.8% owned · 12.4% no carWest Ewell, Epsom and Ewell6,787 residents · 84.8% owned · 9.7% 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 carBarnehurst North, Bexley7,933 residents · 83.6% owned · 15.6% no carFalconwood, Bexley9,336 residents · 86.1% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lamorbey

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

Tenure

Owned86.6%
2,415 households
Private rented11.3%
314 households
Social rented1.6%
45 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.3%
1,291 households
Terraced32.7%
911 households
Detached11.4%
318 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%
185 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
33 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,238 households
2 cars or vans in household30.7%
855 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
351 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
344 households
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,267 households
4 or more bedrooms29.7%
829 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
551 households
1 bedroom5.1%
141 households
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.8%
2,000 households
One-person household22.5%
626 households
Other household types5.8%
161 households
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.6%
908 households
1 person in household22.5%
627 households
3 people in household19.3%
538 households
4 people in household18.7%
520 households
5 people in household5.4%
150 households
6 people in household1.3%
35 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,237 residents
15–2916.1%
1,156 residents
30–4418.2%
1,304 residents
45–6428.7%
2,060 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,420 residents
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.2%
6,258 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
404 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
210 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
178 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
130 residents
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.8%
1,626 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
674 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
3,668 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36%
2,104 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,282 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations19%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
3,784 residents
Good health33.5%
2,403 residents
Fair health10.4%
746 residents
Bad health2.8%
199 residents
Very bad health0.6%
46 residents
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
6,276 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
902 residents
Lamorbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.3%
1,542 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
905 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
289 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Lamorbey · 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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