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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000158

Goddington

Goddington is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,788 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
7,788

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,033

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,605.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.8%

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.

Old Coulsdon, Croydon7,600 residents · 81.3% owned · 16.4% no carBarnehurst South, Bexley8,306 residents · 72.7% owned · 21.5% no carLesnes Abbey, Bexley8,111 residents · 77.2% owned · 18.7% no carSelsdon Park & Hamsey Green, Croydon6,198 residents · 82.6% owned · 12.9% no carBlossomfield, Solihull8,776 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.0% no carHeald Green East, Stockport7,180 residents · 80.2% owned · 12.3% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Plaistow (Bromley), Bromley8,126 residents · 67.5% owned · 22.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Goddington

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

Tenure

Owned70.1%
2,125 households
Social rented21%
638 households
Private rented7.8%
238 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.8%
1,357 households
Detached24.6%
746 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.4%
496 households
Terraced12.6%
382 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,311 households
2 cars or vans in household28.2%
856 households
No cars or vans in household20%
608 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
259 households
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.3%
1,525 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
815 households
2 bedrooms17.4%
528 households
1 bedroom5.5%
166 households
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
2,153 households
One-person household23.6%
715 households
Other household types5.5%
166 households
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
1,006 households
1 person in household23.6%
715 households
3 people in household19%
576 households
4 people in household15.3%
463 households
5 people in household6.4%
195 households
6 people in household1.6%
48 households
7 people in household0.7%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,553 residents
15–2915.2%
1,186 residents
30–4419.4%
1,513 residents
45–6425.2%
1,967 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,573 residents
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.6%
5,812 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%
752 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.7%
752 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
330 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
141 residents
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.8%
2,255 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
927 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
889 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
609 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.2%
3,505 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
2,523 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.7%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
3,918 residents
Good health34%
2,649 residents
Fair health11.2%
872 residents
Bad health3.4%
263 residents
Very bad health1.1%
86 residents
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
6,552 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,236 residents
Goddington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
1,499 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,023 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
420 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Goddington · 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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