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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000213

Selhurst South & West Croydon

Selhurst South & West Croydon is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,798 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
12,798

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,388

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,415.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

58.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.1%

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.

Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard, Greenwich7,641 residents · 20.4% owned · 60.1% no carCentral Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no carWood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no carDeptford North, Lewisham8,789 residents · 20.6% owned · 60.0% no carHarlesden, Brent13,578 residents · 22.2% owned · 60.7% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Selhurst North, Croydon10,818 residents · 37.6% owned · 46.8% no carSouth Norwood Central, Croydon8,692 residents · 37.1% owned · 48.6% no carAddiscombe West, Croydon11,826 residents · 37.2% owned · 50.7% no carCroydon Minster & Waddon North, Croydon11,925 residents · 40.3% owned · 48.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Selhurst South & West Croydon

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

Tenure

Private rented48.1%
2,591 households
Social rented26.9%
1,451 households
Owned22.9%
1,233 households
Shared ownership2%
106 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement58.4%
3,148 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.4%
830 households
Terraced10.3%
553 households
Semi-detached9%
483 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.6%
138 households
Detached2.5%
137 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
95 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
7 households
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household58.2%
3,135 households
1 car or van in household34.2%
1,845 households
2 cars or vans in household6.4%
346 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
65 households
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.5%
2,289 households
1 bedroom36.1%
1,947 households
3 bedrooms13.9%
750 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
405 households
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.4%
2,934 households
One-person household35%
1,886 households
Other household types10.6%
572 households
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35%
1,886 households
2 people in household29%
1,566 households
3 people in household16%
865 households
4 people in household11.1%
600 households
5 people in household5.2%
278 households
6 people in household2.3%
125 households
7 people in household0.8%
45 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
26 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%
2,798 residents
15–2921.1%
2,697 residents
30–4428.4%
3,640 residents
45–6421.8%
2,786 residents
65 and over6.9%
877 residents
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African32.8%
4,198 residents
White32.2%
4,116 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21%
2,683 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.5%
1,092 residents
Other ethnic group5.5%
709 residents
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.1%
3,968 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
1,839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.1%
6,337 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.5%
3,210 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,771 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
979 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.1%
6,662 residents
Good health32.2%
4,120 residents
Fair health11.2%
1,434 residents
Bad health3.3%
422 residents
Very bad health1.3%
160 residents
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
11,102 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
1,696 residents
Selhurst South & West Croydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.5%
2,130 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,954 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
977 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
288 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
42 households
Selhurst South & West Croydon · 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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