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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000207

Woodside & Ashburton

Woodside & Ashburton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,902 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
8,902

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,560

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,174.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.2%

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.

Chinbrook, Lewisham6,768 residents · 41.9% owned · 40.5% no carBellingham & Perry Hill, Lewisham8,473 residents · 43.9% owned · 41.0% no carFurther Green, Lewisham6,961 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.9% no carWickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carDownham West, Lewisham7,968 residents · 46.1% owned · 37.1% no carHornfair Park, Greenwich8,238 residents · 40.7% owned · 38.2% 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 carWaddon South, Croydon10,857 residents · 45.1% owned · 31.3% no carSouth Norwood Park, Croydon7,611 residents · 53.5% owned · 31.9% no carSelhurst North, Croydon10,818 residents · 37.6% owned · 46.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodside & Ashburton

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

Tenure

Owned46.2%
1,643 households
Social rented27%
961 households
Private rented24%
855 households
Shared ownership2.7%
96 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.9%
1,313 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.1%
859 households
Semi-detached24.1%
859 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.3%
332 households
Detached3.6%
129 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,542 households
No cars or vans in household37.8%
1,347 households
2 cars or vans in household14.9%
530 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
141 households
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.1%
1,357 households
2 bedrooms32.8%
1,169 households
1 bedroom17.4%
621 households
4 or more bedrooms11.7%
416 households
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59%
2,100 households
One-person household30.6%
1,089 households
Other household types10.4%
369 households
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.6%
1,088 households
2 people in household27.9%
995 households
3 people in household18.7%
665 households
4 people in household13.3%
472 households
5 people in household5.6%
199 households
6 people in household2%
72 households
7 people in household1.5%
54 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,593 residents
15–2921.6%
1,924 residents
30–4422.6%
2,012 residents
45–6428.4%
2,532 residents
65 and over9.4%
841 residents
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.6%
3,787 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African33.5%
2,978 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.5%
937 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.9%
878 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
318 residents
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.2%
2,686 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.1%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
982 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
731 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.1%
4,620 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.1%
2,384 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,390 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
4,370 residents
Good health33.8%
3,006 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,050 residents
Bad health4%
355 residents
Very bad health1.4%
121 residents
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
7,490 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,409 residents
Woodside & Ashburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,568 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,197 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
557 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
218 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
20 households
Woodside & Ashburton · 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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