Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000221

Waddon South

Waddon South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,857 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
10,857

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,988

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,870.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.8%

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.

Wickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carLonesome, Merton9,323 residents · 49.1% owned · 34.1% no carSlade Green & Crayford Marshes, Bexley12,924 residents · 46.7% owned · 29.9% no carHornfair Park, Greenwich8,238 residents · 40.7% owned · 38.2% no carChinbrook, Lewisham6,768 residents · 41.9% owned · 40.5% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodside & Ashburton, Croydon8,902 residents · 46.2% owned · 37.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Waddon South

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

Tenure

Owned45.1%
1,798 households
Social rented31%
1,235 households
Private rented20.8%
830 households
Shared ownership2.9%
114 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.4%
1,454 households
Semi-detached32.1%
1,280 households
Terraced20.5%
816 households
Detached7.2%
289 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,806 households
No cars or vans in household31.3%
1,248 households
2 cars or vans in household17.5%
697 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
237 households
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.1%
1,521 households
2 bedrooms34.5%
1,375 households
4 or more bedrooms14.1%
563 households
1 bedroom13.3%
529 households
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.9%
2,471 households
One-person household27.5%
1,099 households
Other household types10.6%
423 households
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.5%
1,096 households
2 people in household25.1%
1,000 households
3 people in household19.3%
769 households
4 people in household15.8%
631 households
5 people in household7.8%
311 households
6 people in household3%
118 households
7 people in household1.2%
48 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
2,344 residents
15–2919.8%
2,154 residents
30–4422.2%
2,410 residents
45–6425.2%
2,741 residents
65 and over11.1%
1,209 residents
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.8%
4,646 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African25%
2,709 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.6%
2,132 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.2%
892 residents
Other ethnic group4.4%
476 residents
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.8%
3,159 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,485 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
798 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.6%
5,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.5%
2,880 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.8%
820 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
386 residents aged 16 and over
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
5,402 residents
Good health33.4%
3,627 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,313 residents
Bad health3.5%
384 residents
Very bad health1.2%
133 residents
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
9,180 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,678 residents
Waddon South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.7%
1,701 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,356 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
700 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
220 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Waddon South · 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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