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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000209

West Thornton South & Ampere Way

West Thornton South & Ampere Way is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,067 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
9,067

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,063

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,043.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Newton Farm, Harrow7,311 residents · 48.0% owned · 26.2% no carBecontree Heath, Barking and Dagenham11,082 residents · 51.9% owned · 28.0% no carMitcham East, Merton9,009 residents · 49.6% owned · 35.9% no carChadwell Heath South West, Redbridge7,270 residents · 44.7% owned · 32.0% no carChadwell Heath East, Barking and Dagenham11,542 residents · 55.6% owned · 29.4% no carSouth Chingford, Waltham Forest8,973 residents · 60.0% owned · 27.0% 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 West, Croydon9,025 residents · 52.0% owned · 35.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Thornton South & Ampere Way

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

Tenure

Owned51.1%
1,566 households
Private rented29%
888 households
Social rented19%
582 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.3%
1,572 households
Semi-detached20%
614 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
520 households
Detached7.1%
217 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
111 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
1,452 households
No cars or vans in household31.5%
964 households
2 cars or vans in household17.5%
535 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
112 households
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.4%
1,420 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
965 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
347 households
1 bedroom10.8%
331 households
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
1,997 households
One-person household20.9%
639 households
Other household types13.9%
426 households
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household23.2%
710 households
3 people in household21.2%
649 households
1 person in household20.9%
639 households
4 people in household18.8%
577 households
5 people in household9.7%
297 households
6 people in household4.1%
127 households
7 people in household1.1%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
29 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
1,941 residents
15–2921.6%
1,955 residents
30–4422.2%
2,008 residents
45–6425.8%
2,340 residents
65 and over9%
819 residents
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh39.8%
3,605 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African25.5%
2,312 residents
White21.8%
1,973 residents
Other ethnic group7%
632 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
545 residents
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
2,458 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,345 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
255 residents aged 16 and over
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
4,296 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
2,446 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
254 residents aged 16 and over
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.8%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
326 residents aged 16 and over
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
4,607 residents
Good health34.5%
3,128 residents
Fair health10.8%
982 residents
Bad health3%
271 residents
Very bad health0.9%
79 residents
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.2%
8,002 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.8%
1,066 residents
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.5%
1,393 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,049 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
498 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
West Thornton South & Ampere Way · 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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