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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000130

Penge East

Penge East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,426 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
8,426

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,662

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,669.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.5%

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.

Manor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no carHonor Oak, Lewisham8,740 residents · 52.0% owned · 43.9% no carCroham, Croydon8,350 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.3% no carLee, Lewisham6,861 residents · 60.5% owned · 32.5% no carCrystal Palace Triangle, Croydon9,211 residents · 48.6% owned · 42.0% no carRaynes Park, Merton8,599 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Clock House & Cator Park, Bromley7,714 residents · 64.9% owned · 27.7% no carAnerley South, Bromley7,232 residents · 62.9% owned · 32.3% no carBromley North & Sundridge, Bromley11,751 residents · 53.5% owned · 33.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penge East

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

Tenure

Owned59%
2,159 households
Private rented22.3%
816 households
Social rented17.5%
641 households
Shared ownership1.2%
44 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced29.6%
1,085 households
Semi-detached21.6%
791 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.4%
785 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits19.4%
709 households
Detached3.8%
141 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.9%
108 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.7%
1,785 households
No cars or vans in household36.3%
1,331 households
2 cars or vans in household12.2%
447 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.8%
102 households
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms29.2%
1,069 households
2 bedrooms28.9%
1,059 households
4 or more bedrooms21.6%
792 households
1 bedroom20.3%
745 households
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
2,267 households
One-person household31.3%
1,148 households
Other household types6.8%
251 households
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,221 households
1 person in household31.3%
1,148 households
3 people in household16.5%
606 households
4 people in household13.8%
507 households
5 people in household3.7%
137 households
6 people in household1%
36 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,532 residents
15–2914.9%
1,257 residents
30–4426.5%
2,229 residents
45–6426.6%
2,238 residents
65 and over13.9%
1,169 residents
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68%
5,729 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14%
1,180 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.4%
706 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
535 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
279 residents
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.5%
3,787 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.7%
798 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
788 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.3%
635 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.5%
4,741 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.1%
1,982 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.6%
1,882 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,520 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.9%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54%
4,550 residents
Good health31.9%
2,687 residents
Fair health10.4%
878 residents
Bad health2.8%
233 residents
Very bad health0.9%
78 residents
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
7,294 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,133 residents
Penge East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.8%
2,010 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
1,120 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
417 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Penge East · 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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