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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000222

Croham

Croham is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,350 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
8,350

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,637

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,485.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.6%

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.

Bromley North & Sundridge, Bromley11,751 residents · 53.5% owned · 33.2% no carAnerley South, Bromley7,232 residents · 62.9% owned · 32.3% no carSouth Woodford High Road, Redbridge12,393 residents · 57.6% owned · 28.5% no carBromley South, Bromley10,063 residents · 60.2% owned · 30.8% no carPenge East, Bromley8,426 residents · 59.0% owned · 36.3% no carSnaresbrook, Redbridge12,306 residents · 59.5% owned · 31.7% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Purley North, Croydon8,053 residents · 58.0% owned · 28.7% no carCrystal Palace Triangle, Croydon9,211 residents · 48.6% owned · 42.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Croham

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

Tenure

Owned58.5%
2,127 households
Private rented30.3%
1,102 households
Social rented10%
363 households
Shared ownership1.2%
43 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.1%
1,057 households
Detached20.4%
741 households
Terraced18.5%
674 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.9%
577 households
Semi-detached13.8%
501 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.9%
1,813 households
No cars or vans in household30.3%
1,102 households
2 cars or vans in household15.6%
568 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
152 households
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.1%
1,456 households
4 or more bedrooms21.4%
778 households
1 bedroom20.6%
747 households
3 bedrooms18%
654 households
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
2,210 households
One-person household32.3%
1,176 households
Other household types6.9%
251 households
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.5%
1,215 households
1 person in household32.4%
1,176 households
3 people in household16.1%
584 households
4 people in household12.9%
467 households
5 people in household3.7%
136 households
6 people in household1%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,562 residents
15–2916.6%
1,384 residents
30–4427.6%
2,301 residents
45–6424.7%
2,059 residents
65 and over12.5%
1,044 residents
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.4%
5,042 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15%
1,255 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.4%
1,202 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.5%
624 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
227 residents
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.6%
3,405 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
965 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
781 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.8%
724 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
502 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.1%
4,649 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.1%
1,960 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,697 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,475 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.5%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.2%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
4,476 residents
Good health33.9%
2,830 residents
Fair health9.5%
794 residents
Bad health2.3%
188 residents
Very bad health0.7%
62 residents
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
7,258 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,092 residents
Croham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%
2,032 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31%
1,127 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
393 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Croham · 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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