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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000197

Norbury West

Norbury West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,025 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
9,025

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,317

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,091.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.2%

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.

Mitcham East, Merton9,009 residents · 49.6% owned · 35.9% no carNew Southgate & Arnos Grove, Enfield8,759 residents · 49.4% owned · 34.9% no carMorden Central, Merton9,446 residents · 46.9% owned · 34.0% no carLonesome, Merton9,323 residents · 49.1% owned · 34.1% no carMill Hill Broadway, Barnet8,844 residents · 43.8% owned · 28.4% no carMitcham South, Merton9,186 residents · 51.7% owned · 33.6% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thornton Heath North East, Croydon8,414 residents · 61.4% owned · 33.8% no carNorbury East, Croydon7,914 residents · 55.4% owned · 35.1% no carThornton Heath West, Croydon8,929 residents · 60.9% owned · 32.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norbury West

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

Tenure

Owned52%
1,724 households
Private rented30.7%
1,018 households
Social rented16%
530 households
Shared ownership1.3%
43 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.1%
1,266 households
Semi-detached27.7%
920 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.8%
591 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.8%
225 households
Detached6.5%
215 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
70 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,496 households
No cars or vans in household35.1%
1,163 households
2 cars or vans in household15.4%
510 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
149 households
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.7%
1,183 households
2 bedrooms30.8%
1,021 households
4 or more bedrooms22.5%
745 households
1 bedroom11.1%
369 households
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,029 households
One-person household25.4%
843 households
Other household types13.4%
445 households
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.6%
915 households
1 person in household25.4%
843 households
3 people in household19.3%
641 households
4 people in household15.2%
504 households
5 people in household7.4%
245 households
6 people in household3.1%
102 households
7 people in household1.1%
35 households
8 or more people in household1%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,603 residents
15–2918.9%
1,703 residents
30–4423.6%
2,134 residents
45–6426%
2,347 residents
65 and over13.7%
1,238 residents
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White35.3%
3,187 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.5%
2,388 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African25%
2,256 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.7%
693 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
501 residents
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.2%
3,015 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.5%
4,647 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.9%
2,481 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,424 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
4,552 residents
Good health33.7%
3,044 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,041 residents
Bad health3.5%
319 residents
Very bad health0.8%
69 residents
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
7,887 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
1,138 residents
Norbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,562 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,175 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
473 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
99 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Norbury West · 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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