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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000135

Anerley North & Penge West

Anerley North & Penge West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,871 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
9,871

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,439

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,530.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

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.

Central Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no carSouth Norwood Central, Croydon8,692 residents · 37.1% owned · 48.6% no carSydenham Wells, Lewisham8,131 residents · 41.4% owned · 45.5% no carNunhead North, Southwark9,688 residents · 31.3% owned · 51.2% no carSouth Hackney, Hackney8,328 residents · 23.0% owned · 58.8% no carSelhurst North, Croydon10,818 residents · 37.6% owned · 46.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Anerley North & Penge West

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

Tenure

Social rented46.5%
2,062 households
Owned26.4%
1,171 households
Private rented25%
1,108 households
Shared ownership2.1%
92 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement52.4%
2,330 households
Terraced16.1%
714 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16%
711 households
Semi-detached8.5%
378 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
132 households
Detached2.5%
113 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50.2%
2,231 households
1 car or van in household39.6%
1,759 households
2 cars or vans in household8.6%
380 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%
74 households
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.5%
1,709 households
1 bedroom32.8%
1,456 households
3 bedrooms22.5%
998 households
4 or more bedrooms6.3%
280 households
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
2,437 households
One-person household37.8%
1,680 households
Other household types7.4%
330 households
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.8%
1,680 households
2 people in household30%
1,332 households
3 people in household16.8%
746 households
4 people in household9.6%
428 households
5 people in household3.6%
161 households
6 people in household1.4%
62 households
7 people in household0.7%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,794 residents
15–2919.5%
1,927 residents
30–4426%
2,564 residents
45–6426.1%
2,577 residents
65 and over10.2%
1,008 residents
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.8%
5,312 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African27%
2,663 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9%
887 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
650 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
360 residents
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
3,123 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
1,557 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
918 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
5,121 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.8%
2,696 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,666 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.9%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.3%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
4,834 residents
Good health31.9%
3,151 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,214 residents
Bad health5.5%
538 residents
Very bad health1.4%
134 residents
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
8,062 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,809 residents
Anerley North & Penge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,808 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,513 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
768 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
331 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
23 households
Anerley North & Penge West · 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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