Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000206

Selhurst North

Selhurst North is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,818 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
10,818

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,466

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,404

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.4%

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.

Catford East & Mountsfield Park, Lewisham6,706 residents · 40.7% owned · 52.6% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carBeckenham Hill, Lewisham7,536 residents · 28.3% owned · 46.3% no carWood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no carSydenham Wells, Lewisham8,131 residents · 41.4% owned · 45.5% no carUpper Sydenham, Lewisham7,035 residents · 44.4% owned · 47.0% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thornton Heath North West, Croydon8,888 residents · 47.3% owned · 40.8% no carThornton Heath Central, Croydon7,965 residents · 40.4% owned · 49.2% no carSouth Norwood Central, Croydon8,692 residents · 37.1% owned · 48.6% no carCroydon Minster & Waddon North, Croydon11,925 residents · 40.3% owned · 48.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Selhurst North

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

Tenure

Owned37.6%
1,678 households
Private rented35%
1,564 households
Social rented25.1%
1,120 households
Shared ownership2%
91 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.3%
1,574 households
Terraced22.9%
1,022 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits19.5%
871 households
Semi-detached15.8%
707 households
Detached4.1%
182 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
62 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.8%
2,088 households
1 car or van in household41.7%
1,861 households
2 cars or vans in household9.1%
408 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
109 households
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.6%
1,857 households
1 bedroom25.4%
1,134 households
3 bedrooms24.8%
1,107 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
368 households
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.2%
2,510 households
One-person household33.5%
1,496 households
Other household types10.3%
459 households
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
1,496 households
2 people in household27.3%
1,217 households
3 people in household18.3%
819 households
4 people in household12.9%
578 households
5 people in household5.1%
227 households
6 people in household1.8%
82 households
7 people in household0.5%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
2,314 residents
15–2919.2%
2,077 residents
30–4425.4%
2,746 residents
45–6424.3%
2,625 residents
65 and over9.8%
1,055 residents
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African37.2%
4,021 residents
White35.6%
3,854 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.1%
1,417 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.6%
1,041 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
484 residents
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.4%
3,118 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,557 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%
5,433 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.2%
2,689 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,582 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.9%
990 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
953 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
416 residents aged 16 and over
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.6%
5,579 residents
Good health32.3%
3,498 residents
Fair health11%
1,194 residents
Bad health4%
438 residents
Very bad health1%
110 residents
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
9,284 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,533 residents
Selhurst North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.8%
1,825 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,641 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
742 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
234 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
27 households
Selhurst 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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