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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000194

Crystal Palace Triangle

Crystal Palace Triangle is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,211 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
9,211

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,203

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,615.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.6%

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.

Blackheath Village, Lewisham6,491 residents · 42.9% owned · 48.5% no carBromley North & Sundridge, Bromley11,751 residents · 53.5% owned · 33.2% no carManor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no carHither Green, Lewisham7,972 residents · 44.5% owned · 48.7% no carPenge East, Bromley8,426 residents · 59.0% owned · 36.3% no carLower Sydenham, Lewisham8,267 residents · 45.6% owned · 43.8% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Norwood Hill, Croydon9,049 residents · 50.6% owned · 44.2% no carCroham, Croydon8,350 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crystal Palace Triangle

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

Tenure

Owned48.6%
2,041 households
Private rented27.4%
1,151 households
Social rented22.7%
956 households
Shared ownership1.2%
49 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44.1%
1,852 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits19.6%
825 households
Terraced15.3%
641 households
Semi-detached11%
464 households
Detached5.6%
235 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.2%
133 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
1,913 households
No cars or vans in household42%
1,764 households
2 cars or vans in household9.6%
402 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
124 households
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.8%
1,590 households
1 bedroom29%
1,217 households
3 bedrooms21%
881 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
515 households
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.4%
2,371 households
One-person household36.2%
1,523 households
Other household types7.4%
309 households
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.2%
1,522 households
2 people in household32.9%
1,383 households
3 people in household16.6%
697 households
4 people in household10%
421 households
5 people in household2.8%
116 households
6 people in household1%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,647 residents
15–2916.5%
1,520 residents
30–4428.9%
2,666 residents
45–6424.9%
2,290 residents
65 and over11.8%
1,089 residents
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.2%
5,549 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.1%
1,854 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.3%
861 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%
620 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
326 residents
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.6%
4,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.7%
798 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
706 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
532 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.6%
5,208 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.4%
2,128 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.8%
2,084 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,392 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.5%
4,835 residents
Good health33.7%
3,105 residents
Fair health10.5%
970 residents
Bad health2.6%
243 residents
Very bad health0.6%
58 residents
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
7,907 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,304 residents
Crystal Palace Triangle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.6%
2,212 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,324 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
511 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
139 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Crystal Palace Triangle · 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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