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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000127

Mottingham

Mottingham is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,330 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
9,330

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,789

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,192.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.9%

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.

Borehamwood Cowley Hill, Hertsmere10,214 residents · 43.9% owned · 24.7% no carFriday Hill, Waltham Forest8,567 residents · 57.6% owned · 25.5% no carMiddleton Circle, Sutton9,321 residents · 46.3% owned · 26.9% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no carPlumstead South, Greenwich6,332 residents · 55.7% owned · 35.3% no carTree Estate, Dartford6,733 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.0% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Mary Cray North, Bromley8,679 residents · 46.5% owned · 28.4% no carSt Mary Cray East, Bromley8,824 residents · 50.0% owned · 27.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mottingham

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

Tenure

Owned48.9%
1,854 households
Social rented32.6%
1,237 households
Private rented17.3%
656 households
Shared ownership1%
38 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.6%
1,687 households
Semi-detached23%
872 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.8%
825 households
Detached7.2%
272 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
74 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,781 households
No cars or vans in household31.6%
1,196 households
2 cars or vans in household16.6%
629 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
180 households
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.7%
1,615 households
2 bedrooms32.1%
1,216 households
1 bedroom14.2%
536 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
418 households
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,318 households
One-person household30.4%
1,152 households
Other household types8.4%
317 households
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.4%
1,152 households
2 people in household27.3%
1,034 households
3 people in household19.9%
754 households
4 people in household14.1%
534 households
5 people in household5.9%
223 households
6 people in household1.7%
63 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
1,992 residents
15–2917%
1,582 residents
30–4424.1%
2,245 residents
45–6424.9%
2,320 residents
65 and over12.8%
1,190 residents
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.4%
6,657 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.6%
1,175 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.4%
693 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
531 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
272 residents
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.9%
2,374 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.2%
4,496 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
2,613 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,318 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
4,587 residents
Good health32.4%
3,026 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,175 residents
Bad health4.5%
419 residents
Very bad health1.3%
123 residents
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
7,720 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,610 residents
Mottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43%
1,628 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,257 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
669 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
221 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Mottingham · 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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