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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000137

Shortlands Bromley Road

Shortlands Bromley Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,400 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
8,400

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,676

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,512.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.6%

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.

Hampton Wick & Teddington East, Richmond upon Thames10,755 residents · 61.6% owned · 25.6% no carBuckhurst Hill, Epping Forest11,752 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.6% no carSnaresbrook, Redbridge12,306 residents · 59.5% owned · 31.7% no carTunbridge Wells West, Tunbridge Wells7,572 residents · 71.0% owned · 16.6% no carSale Central, Trafford9,535 residents · 60.5% owned · 23.6% no carChase Farm & The Ridgeway, Enfield8,688 residents · 65.8% owned · 24.3% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Beckenham East & Kelsey Park, Bromley8,502 residents · 66.4% owned · 25.2% no carClock House & Cator Park, Bromley7,714 residents · 64.9% owned · 27.7% no carBromley South, Bromley10,063 residents · 60.2% owned · 30.8% no carWidmore, Bromley8,818 residents · 74.5% owned · 18.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shortlands Bromley Road

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

Tenure

Owned68.6%
2,520 households
Private rented24.4%
896 households
Social rented6.6%
243 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement43%
1,581 households
Semi-detached19.6%
719 households
Detached17%
626 households
Terraced10.9%
402 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.8%
325 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
0 households
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household51.6%
1,894 households
No cars or vans in household21.3%
781 households
2 cars or vans in household21.1%
774 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
225 households
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.7%
1,166 households
4 or more bedrooms27.7%
1,017 households
3 bedrooms21.1%
777 households
1 bedroom19.4%
714 households
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
2,287 households
One-person household33.2%
1,218 households
Other household types4.5%
167 households
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
1,220 households
1 person in household33.2%
1,218 households
3 people in household15.8%
582 households
4 people in household13%
479 households
5 people in household3.5%
128 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,490 residents
15–2912.8%
1,077 residents
30–4423.6%
1,978 residents
45–6426%
2,180 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,672 residents
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.6%
6,436 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.5%
712 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
564 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%
530 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
157 residents
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.6%
3,453 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
792 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.5%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.7%
4,345 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.7%
2,368 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.2%
1,856 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,730 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.6%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%
4,639 residents
Good health31.8%
2,670 residents
Fair health9.7%
817 residents
Bad health2.2%
185 residents
Very bad health1.1%
89 residents
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
7,352 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,048 residents
Shortlands Bromley Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.1%
2,246 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.3%
1,076 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
291 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Shortlands Bromley Road · 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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