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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000151

Petts Wood

Petts Wood is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,543 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
7,543

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,972

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,589.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.1%

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.

Ickenham, Hillingdon7,643 residents · 81.6% owned · 10.1% no carStoneleigh & Auriol, Epsom and Ewell8,871 residents · 88.2% owned · 8.7% no carTimperley South, Trafford7,738 residents · 89.0% owned · 11.0% no carUpminster North & Cranham West, Havering6,588 residents · 89.9% owned · 13.7% no carMoulsham West, Chelmsford8,224 residents · 79.9% owned · 12.8% no carCroxley Green, Three Rivers9,709 residents · 81.4% owned · 9.8% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Orpington South, Bromley8,702 residents · 87.1% owned · 12.1% no carCrofton, Bromley8,367 residents · 88.7% owned · 11.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Petts Wood

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

Tenure

Owned89.6%
2,664 households
Private rented8%
237 households
Social rented2.2%
66 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59%
1,753 households
Detached28%
833 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%
197 households
Terraced4.7%
139 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.7%
1,418 households
2 cars or vans in household31%
920 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
365 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
267 households
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
1,280 households
4 or more bedrooms41%
1,218 households
2 bedrooms14.1%
420 households
1 bedroom1.8%
52 households
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.1%
2,198 households
One-person household21.8%
646 households
Other household types4.2%
124 households
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.2%
1,016 households
1 person in household21.7%
644 households
4 people in household19.6%
582 households
3 people in household19.3%
573 households
5 people in household4%
120 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,452 residents
15–2911.2%
846 residents
30–4419.3%
1,458 residents
45–6427.7%
2,089 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,698 residents
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.2%
6,199 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.3%
853 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
265 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
146 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
81 residents
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.1%
2,711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
839 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
530 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
3,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,372 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.6%
1,718 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%
1,458 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
262 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
262 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.8%
230 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.7%
4,127 residents
Good health33.1%
2,497 residents
Fair health9.7%
732 residents
Bad health1.9%
145 residents
Very bad health0.6%
43 residents
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
6,641 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
902 residents
Petts Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.3%
1,821 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
907 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.1%
210 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Petts Wood · 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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