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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000131

Crystal Palace Park

Crystal Palace Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,485 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
10,485

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,067

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,935.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.6%

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.

Brockley East & St Johns, Lewisham8,204 residents · 37.5% owned · 53.5% no carCrystal Palace Triangle, Croydon9,211 residents · 48.6% owned · 42.0% no carHither Green, Lewisham7,972 residents · 44.5% owned · 48.7% no carBlackheath Village, Lewisham6,491 residents · 42.9% owned · 48.5% no carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carForest Hill West, Lewisham8,139 residents · 52.9% owned · 42.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crystal Palace Park

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

Tenure

Owned41.1%
2,081 households
Private rented34.7%
1,759 households
Social rented22.8%
1,157 households
Shared ownership1.3%
67 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement52.9%
2,684 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits30%
1,520 households
Terraced6.8%
344 households
Semi-detached4.6%
235 households
Detached2.4%
121 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
84 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
75 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47.3%
2,400 households
1 car or van in household44.4%
2,253 households
2 cars or vans in household6.7%
340 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
78 households
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.3%
2,093 households
1 bedroom35%
1,773 households
3 bedrooms17.2%
872 households
4 or more bedrooms6.5%
330 households
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.3%
2,852 households
One-person household37%
1,876 households
Other household types6.7%
341 households
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
1,876 households
2 people in household35.9%
1,818 households
3 people in household15.2%
769 households
4 people in household8.7%
440 households
5 people in household2.4%
120 households
6 people in household0.5%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,769 residents
15–2917.6%
1,844 residents
30–4434.6%
3,631 residents
45–6424.2%
2,534 residents
65 and over6.8%
708 residents
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.2%
6,630 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.6%
1,951 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.6%
1,002 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%
560 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
343 residents
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.6%
4,978 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.2%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.3%
715 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.7%
492 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)75.8%
6,542 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive22.7%
1,961 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.6%
2,387 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,916 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.7%
5,843 residents
Good health31.5%
3,303 residents
Fair health9.3%
976 residents
Bad health2.8%
290 residents
Very bad health0.7%
73 residents
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
9,114 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,371 residents
Crystal Palace Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.5%
2,761 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.8%
1,508 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%
583 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
199 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
17 households
Crystal Palace Park · 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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