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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000199

Thornton Heath North East

Thornton Heath North East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,414 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
8,414

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,207

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,752

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.9%

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.

Corbett Estate, Lewisham8,454 residents · 65.1% owned · 32.3% no carCulverley Green, Lewisham7,211 residents · 62.6% owned · 32.3% no carGrove Park & Lee South, Lewisham8,527 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.7% no carShooters Hill, Greenwich7,451 residents · 60.5% owned · 29.0% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no carRowan Road, Merton9,329 residents · 68.3% owned · 26.0% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Addiscombe North, Croydon8,713 residents · 59.5% owned · 32.2% no carNorbury West, Croydon9,025 residents · 52.0% owned · 35.1% no carSouth Norwood Park, Croydon7,611 residents · 53.5% owned · 31.9% no carThornton Heath North West, Croydon8,888 residents · 47.3% owned · 40.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thornton Heath North East

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

Tenure

Owned61.4%
1,970 households
Private rented26.6%
854 households
Social rented11%
352 households
Shared ownership0.8%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.7%
1,465 households
Semi-detached19.2%
616 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.3%
458 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.7%
440 households
Detached4.9%
158 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.3%
1,516 households
No cars or vans in household33.8%
1,084 households
2 cars or vans in household15.1%
485 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
121 households
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.1%
1,606 households
2 bedrooms24.3%
779 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
480 households
1 bedroom10.7%
342 households
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
1,976 households
One-person household25.9%
830 households
Other household types12.4%
399 households
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.5%
880 households
1 person in household25.8%
828 households
3 people in household21.5%
689 households
4 people in household14.8%
474 households
5 people in household6.9%
221 households
6 people in household2.2%
70 households
7 people in household0.8%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,553 residents
15–2919.5%
1,640 residents
30–4422.3%
1,879 residents
45–6428.4%
2,392 residents
65 and over11.3%
949 residents
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African39.6%
3,333 residents
White36.2%
3,050 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.8%
905 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.9%
747 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
381 residents
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.9%
2,761 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.6%
4,429 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.5%
2,125 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,457 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.2%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52%
4,377 residents
Good health34.3%
2,882 residents
Fair health10.4%
875 residents
Bad health2.5%
214 residents
Very bad health0.8%
65 residents
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.9%
7,397 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.1%
1,017 residents
Thornton Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,591 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,088 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.9%
415 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
107 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Thornton Heath North East · 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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