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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000141

Anerley South

Anerley South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,232 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
7,232

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,092

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,749.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.3%

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.

Purley North, Croydon8,053 residents · 58.0% owned · 28.7% no carCroham, Croydon8,350 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.3% no carGrove Park & Lee South, Lewisham8,527 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.7% no carForest Hill East, Lewisham7,816 residents · 54.9% owned · 39.9% no carWest Norwood West & Streatham East, Lambeth8,592 residents · 54.2% owned · 38.9% no carLee, Lewisham6,861 residents · 60.5% owned · 32.5% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Penge East, Bromley8,426 residents · 59.0% owned · 36.3% no carClock House & Cator Park, Bromley7,714 residents · 64.9% owned · 27.7% no carBromley North & Sundridge, Bromley11,751 residents · 53.5% owned · 33.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Anerley South

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
1,945 households
Private rented22.7%
701 households
Social rented13.5%
418 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31.7%
981 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29%
898 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits20%
619 households
Semi-detached14.8%
459 households
Detached3%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.4%
1,557 households
No cars or vans in household32.3%
998 households
2 cars or vans in household12.8%
396 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
140 households
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.2%
1,089 households
2 bedrooms29.7%
919 households
1 bedroom19.7%
608 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
478 households
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
1,894 households
One-person household31.1%
962 households
Other household types7.6%
234 households
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.1%
962 households
2 people in household30.8%
952 households
3 people in household19%
587 households
4 people in household14.4%
444 households
5 people in household3.4%
104 households
6 people in household0.8%
25 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,338 residents
15–2915.1%
1,092 residents
30–4427.4%
1,984 residents
45–6427%
1,953 residents
65 and over12%
866 residents
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.6%
4,818 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.6%
1,197 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.3%
600 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
421 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
193 residents
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.3%
2,754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
741 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.3%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.2%
4,089 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.1%
1,636 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.1%
1,581 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
3,812 residents
Good health33.4%
2,416 residents
Fair health10.1%
729 residents
Bad health2.8%
201 residents
Very bad health1%
74 residents
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
6,286 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
947 residents
Anerley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
1,646 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
983 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Anerley South · 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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