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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000215

Addiscombe West

Addiscombe West is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,826 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
11,826

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,255

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,984.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.0%

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.

Central Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no carWest Ealing, Ealing11,232 residents · 39.5% owned · 47.2% no carHornsey East, Haringey8,453 residents · 32.2% owned · 53.9% no carHither Green, Lewisham7,972 residents · 44.5% owned · 48.7% no carLeytonstone North, Waltham Forest8,112 residents · 47.6% owned · 45.3% no carActon Central, Ealing9,348 residents · 35.1% owned · 52.0% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South End & St Peter's Road, Croydon7,161 residents · 36.6% owned · 47.7% no carCroydon Minster & Waddon North, Croydon11,925 residents · 40.3% owned · 48.3% no carSouth Norwood Hill, Croydon9,049 residents · 50.6% owned · 44.2% no carSelhurst North, Croydon10,818 residents · 37.6% owned · 46.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Addiscombe West

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

Tenure

Private rented44.3%
2,329 households
Owned37.2%
1,953 households
Social rented17%
892 households
Shared ownership1.2%
62 households
Lives rent free0.4%
19 households
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.2%
2,217 households
Terraced19.4%
1,019 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits19.2%
1,010 households
Semi-detached12.4%
650 households
Detached4%
211 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
76 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
68 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50.7%
2,662 households
1 car or van in household40.3%
2,116 households
2 cars or vans in household7.6%
397 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
80 households
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36%
1,894 households
1 bedroom33.7%
1,771 households
3 bedrooms20.9%
1,099 households
4 or more bedrooms9.3%
491 households
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.2%
2,794 households
One-person household36.6%
1,920 households
Other household types10.2%
536 households
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.5%
1,920 households
2 people in household31.2%
1,640 households
3 people in household15.6%
821 households
4 people in household10%
527 households
5 people in household4%
211 households
6 people in household1.7%
87 households
7 people in household0.6%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
2,111 residents
15–2919%
2,244 residents
30–4430.2%
3,569 residents
45–6422%
2,596 residents
65 and over11%
1,305 residents
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White48.9%
5,779 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.7%
2,448 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.5%
2,064 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.7%
1,028 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
506 residents
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46%
4,427 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
1,563 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.2%
979 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
751 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
6,428 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.2%
2,906 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,984 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
906 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
6,021 residents
Good health33.9%
4,008 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,242 residents
Bad health3.4%
399 residents
Very bad health1.3%
154 residents
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
10,095 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,731 residents
Addiscombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
2,394 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,800 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
817 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
222 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
22 households
Addiscombe West · 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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