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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000145

St Mary Cray East

St Mary Cray East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,824 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
8,824

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,514

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

782.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.7%

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.

Foots Cray Meadows, Bexley6,753 residents · 53.9% owned · 24.2% no carHornchurch Marshes, Havering10,640 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.9% no carLittle Parndon & Hare Street, Harlow10,060 residents · 44.0% owned · 26.7% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no carKingsbrook, Bedford10,684 residents · 45.9% owned · 26.8% no carLesney Farm & Colyers East, Bexley8,861 residents · 47.9% owned · 26.5% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mottingham, Bromley9,330 residents · 48.9% owned · 31.6% no carSt Mary Cray North, Bromley8,679 residents · 46.5% owned · 28.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in St Mary Cray East

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

Tenure

Owned50%
1,758 households
Social rented33.1%
1,163 households
Private rented14.6%
514 households
Shared ownership2.2%
79 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.1%
1,162 households
Terraced31.1%
1,094 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.5%
932 households
Detached5.9%
207 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
60 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
1,583 households
No cars or vans in household27.9%
979 households
2 cars or vans in household20.5%
722 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
230 households
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,446 households
2 bedrooms36.3%
1,276 households
1 bedroom14.7%
515 households
4 or more bedrooms7.9%
277 households
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
2,228 households
One-person household29.6%
1,041 households
Other household types7%
246 households
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.6%
1,041 households
2 people in household27.7%
974 households
3 people in household18.5%
651 households
4 people in household15.4%
540 households
5 people in household5.6%
197 households
6 people in household2%
72 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.1%
2,034 residents
15–2917.5%
1,542 residents
30–4422%
1,943 residents
45–6424.6%
2,174 residents
65 and over12.8%
1,129 residents
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.6%
6,228 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.3%
1,435 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.4%
563 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
417 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
181 residents
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.7%
2,115 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
1,441 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
947 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
776 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
179 residents aged 16 and over
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
4,067 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
2,467 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
142 residents aged 16 and over
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,230 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
411 residents aged 16 and over
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
4,218 residents
Good health33.8%
2,983 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,106 residents
Bad health4.6%
407 residents
Very bad health1.3%
112 residents
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
7,250 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,574 residents
St Mary Cray East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.6%
1,425 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,221 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
610 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
245 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
St Mary Cray 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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