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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000226

Selsdon

Selsdon is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,615 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
7,615

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,781

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,320.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.5%

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.

West Wickham, Bromley12,292 residents · 82.6% owned · 15.9% no carOrchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse, Sutton6,738 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.2% no carEastcote, Hillingdon7,727 residents · 79.8% owned · 16.0% no carStoneleigh & Auriol, Epsom and Ewell8,871 residents · 88.2% owned · 8.7% no carChelsfield & Green Street Green, Bromley7,716 residents · 84.1% owned · 11.9% no carMotspur Park, Kingston upon Thames8,252 residents · 79.6% owned · 13.5% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shirley West, Croydon7,631 residents · 86.1% owned · 14.9% no carSelsdon Park & Hamsey Green, Croydon6,198 residents · 82.6% owned · 12.9% no carOld Coulsdon, Croydon7,600 residents · 81.3% owned · 16.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Selsdon

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

Tenure

Owned87.7%
2,440 households
Private rented9.4%
262 households
Social rented2.3%
63 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached60.4%
1,679 households
Detached20.8%
579 households
Terraced13.6%
379 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%
71 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
49 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,160 households
2 cars or vans in household33%
919 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
353 households
No cars or vans in household12.5%
349 households
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms46.6%
1,294 households
3 bedrooms44.7%
1,241 households
2 bedrooms7%
194 households
1 bedroom1.8%
50 households
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
1,952 households
One-person household20.2%
560 households
Other household types9.6%
267 households
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
925 households
1 person in household20.2%
562 households
3 people in household19.4%
540 households
4 people in household18%
502 households
5 people in household6.2%
173 households
6 people in household1.9%
53 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,239 residents
15–2915.8%
1,206 residents
30–4416.8%
1,280 residents
45–6428.1%
2,136 residents
65 and over23%
1,752 residents
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.2%
4,968 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18%
1,375 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9%
686 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
422 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
167 residents
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.5%
2,543 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
985 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
897 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
571 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
3,658 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
2,546 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,543 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.1%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
3,798 residents
Good health35.7%
2,718 residents
Fair health10.8%
824 residents
Bad health2.7%
204 residents
Very bad health0.9%
68 residents
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
6,585 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
1,029 residents
Selsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.1%
1,588 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
910 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
247 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Selsdon · 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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