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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000204

West Thornton North

West Thornton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,656 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
9,656

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,227

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,884.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

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.

Mitcham East, Merton9,009 residents · 49.6% owned · 35.9% no carChadwell Heath East, Barking and Dagenham11,542 residents · 55.6% owned · 29.4% no carPollards Hill, Merton8,306 residents · 49.4% owned · 29.6% no carSouth Chingford, Waltham Forest8,973 residents · 60.0% owned · 27.0% no carDagenham Eastbrook, Barking and Dagenham7,030 residents · 55.6% owned · 29.9% no carStreatham Vale, Lambeth7,559 residents · 53.8% owned · 36.9% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thornton Heath West, Croydon8,929 residents · 60.9% owned · 32.9% no carNorbury East, Croydon7,914 residents · 55.4% owned · 35.1% no carNorbury West, Croydon9,025 residents · 52.0% owned · 35.1% no carBroad Green & Waddon Marsh, Croydon9,461 residents · 39.7% owned · 42.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Thornton North

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

Tenure

Owned55.2%
1,780 households
Private rented31.8%
1,025 households
Social rented11.7%
378 households
Shared ownership1.1%
37 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.7%
1,411 households
Semi-detached20.4%
658 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.3%
526 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.1%
325 households
Detached6.6%
212 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
79 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,373 households
No cars or vans in household35.7%
1,151 households
2 cars or vans in household16.9%
546 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.9%
157 households
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.8%
1,509 households
4 or more bedrooms21.8%
703 households
2 bedrooms19.2%
618 households
1 bedroom12.2%
395 households
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
1,872 households
One-person household23.1%
744 households
Other household types18.9%
608 households
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household24.7%
796 households
1 person in household23%
744 households
3 people in household18%
580 households
4 people in household15.9%
513 households
5 people in household9.6%
309 households
6 people in household4.7%
153 households
7 people in household2.5%
80 households
8 or more people in household1.7%
54 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,925 residents
15–2920.4%
1,970 residents
30–4421%
2,032 residents
45–6425.9%
2,504 residents
65 and over12.7%
1,225 residents
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh38.8%
3,746 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African30.1%
2,908 residents
White19.6%
1,894 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
616 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
491 residents
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%
2,776 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
913 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
289 residents aged 16 and over
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
4,552 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
2,827 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
232 residents aged 16 and over
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.3%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
936 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
930 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
882 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.5%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
272 residents aged 16 and over
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
4,816 residents
Good health34%
3,278 residents
Fair health12%
1,156 residents
Bad health3.2%
311 residents
Very bad health1%
94 residents
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
8,437 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
1,218 residents
West Thornton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.2%
1,331 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.1%
1,229 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
525 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
125 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
West Thornton North · 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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