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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000149

St Mary Cray South

St Mary Cray South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,166 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
8,166

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,284

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,346.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.4%

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.

Crayford, Bexley11,271 residents · 63.8% owned · 21.6% no carLoughton South, Epping Forest7,923 residents · 65.9% owned · 19.6% no carWoodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no carMerstham, Reigate and Banstead6,864 residents · 62.5% owned · 18.5% no carBrentwood North, Brentwood8,238 residents · 64.4% owned · 15.2% no carBurnham South, Buckinghamshire8,444 residents · 61.4% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in St Mary Cray South

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

Tenure

Owned65.1%
2,138 households
Social rented19.5%
642 households
Private rented14.2%
465 households
Shared ownership1.1%
37 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.4%
1,523 households
Terraced24.5%
803 households
Detached14.2%
465 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.7%
417 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
40 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,492 households
2 cars or vans in household23.9%
786 households
No cars or vans in household22.4%
735 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
271 households
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.3%
1,456 households
2 bedrooms32%
1,051 households
4 or more bedrooms14.5%
476 households
1 bedroom9.1%
300 households
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
2,161 households
One-person household27.3%
895 households
Other household types6.9%
228 households
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.7%
1,009 households
1 person in household27.3%
898 households
3 people in household18.7%
613 households
4 people in household16.3%
536 households
5 people in household4.4%
144 households
6 people in household1.9%
61 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,569 residents
15–2917.4%
1,417 residents
30–4421.7%
1,776 residents
45–6426.6%
2,173 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,232 residents
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.6%
6,505 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%
583 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.7%
544 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
376 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
159 residents
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.4%
2,106 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
160 residents aged 16 and over
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
4,119 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
2,272 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
353 residents aged 16 and over
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
4,102 residents
Good health33.5%
2,737 residents
Fair health11.4%
933 residents
Bad health3.6%
297 residents
Very bad health1.2%
97 residents
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
6,924 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,242 residents
St Mary Cray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
1,598 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,053 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
490 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
130 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
St Mary Cray 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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