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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000195

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,649 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
9,649

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,493

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,983.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.5%

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.

Edgware East, Barnet11,244 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.6% no carPlaistow (Bromley), Bromley8,126 residents · 67.5% owned · 22.3% no carGrove Park & Lee South, Lewisham8,527 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.7% no carRoding, Redbridge13,088 residents · 60.2% owned · 24.6% no carFairlop, Redbridge14,594 residents · 61.4% owned · 22.2% no carWoodford Green, Redbridge6,768 residents · 66.8% owned · 21.9% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Norbury West, Croydon9,025 residents · 52.0% owned · 35.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upper Norwood

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

Tenure

Owned71.2%
2,488 households
Private rented19.4%
678 households
Social rented7.8%
271 households
Shared ownership1.6%
55 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.1%
1,401 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.7%
687 households
Detached16.8%
585 households
Terraced15.5%
540 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.6%
230 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,625 households
No cars or vans in household24.2%
843 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
721 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
301 households
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.8%
1,319 households
4 or more bedrooms32.4%
1,131 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
750 households
1 bedroom8.3%
290 households
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
2,204 households
One-person household23.7%
827 households
Other household types13.2%
460 households
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.1%
1,017 households
1 person in household23.6%
825 households
3 people in household18%
630 households
4 people in household16.7%
584 households
5 people in household7.1%
249 households
6 people in household3.2%
112 households
7 people in household1.2%
43 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,799 residents
15–2916.5%
1,591 residents
30–4421.5%
2,075 residents
45–6427.1%
2,611 residents
65 and over16.3%
1,570 residents
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.1%
4,252 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.1%
2,324 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.1%
1,940 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7%
674 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
455 residents
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.5%
3,523 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
650 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
4,772 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36%
2,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,741 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.3%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.5%
5,062 residents
Good health32.7%
3,153 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,031 residents
Bad health3%
287 residents
Very bad health1.2%
117 residents
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
8,427 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
1,222 residents
Upper Norwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
1,805 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,148 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
446 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Upper Norwood · 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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