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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000208

University Hospital & Queen's Road

University Hospital & Queen's Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,863 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
10,863

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,098

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,407.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.6%

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.

Wood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no carWoolwich Glyndon, Greenwich7,721 residents · 26.3% owned · 49.4% no carWhite Hart Lane, Haringey8,286 residents · 17.2% owned · 60.0% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thornton Heath Central, Croydon7,965 residents · 40.4% owned · 49.2% no carSelhurst North, Croydon10,818 residents · 37.6% owned · 46.8% no carSelhurst South & West Croydon, Croydon12,798 residents · 22.9% owned · 58.2% no carBroad Green & Waddon Marsh, Croydon9,461 residents · 39.7% owned · 42.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in University Hospital & Queen's Road

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

Tenure

Private rented35.3%
1,445 households
Social rented31%
1,269 households
Owned29.3%
1,202 households
Shared ownership3.8%
156 households
Lives rent free0.6%
26 households
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement46.4%
1,903 households
Terraced20.8%
853 households
Semi-detached12.9%
529 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.2%
416 households
Detached5%
206 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
99 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
70 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
22 households
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.2%
1,975 households
1 car or van in household39.5%
1,619 households
2 cars or vans in household9.8%
402 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
102 households
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.6%
1,458 households
1 bedroom29.5%
1,208 households
3 bedrooms25.3%
1,035 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
397 households
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.9%
2,291 households
One-person household31.1%
1,275 households
Other household types13%
531 households
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.1%
1,276 households
2 people in household23%
943 households
3 people in household18.9%
774 households
4 people in household14.8%
607 households
5 people in household7.1%
291 households
6 people in household2.8%
116 households
7 people in household1.4%
57 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
34 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.8%
2,587 residents
15–2920.5%
2,230 residents
30–4425.1%
2,730 residents
45–6423.3%
2,532 residents
65 and over7.2%
784 residents
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African35.1%
3,811 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh28.1%
3,048 residents
White24%
2,605 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.6%
825 residents
Other ethnic group5.3%
574 residents
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.6%
3,057 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.2%
1,643 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.9%
886 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
833 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
262 residents aged 16 and over
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%
4,908 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.1%
2,936 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
283 residents aged 16 and over
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.3%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
959 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.2%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
342 residents aged 16 and over
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
5,448 residents
Good health33.1%
3,597 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,274 residents
Bad health3.7%
406 residents
Very bad health1.3%
138 residents
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
9,324 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,539 residents
University Hospital & Queen's Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.3%
1,527 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.7%
1,462 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
788 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
280 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
41 households
University Hospital & Queen's Road · 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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