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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000229

New Addington South

New Addington South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,235 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
6,235

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,236

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,725.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Ernesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry10,784 residents · 49.2% owned · 28.9% no carMiddlepark & Horn Park, Greenwich7,995 residents · 40.8% owned · 33.0% no carSt Mary Cray North, Bromley8,679 residents · 46.5% owned · 28.4% no carBushbury Hill, Wolverhampton6,273 residents · 46.1% owned · 31.6% no carBlackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carHarold Hill East, Havering11,457 residents · 37.7% owned · 33.8% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Addington Central, Croydon7,499 residents · 52.0% owned · 26.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Addington South

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

Tenure

Social rented46.7%
1,044 households
Owned41.1%
920 households
Private rented11%
247 households
Shared ownership0.8%
19 households
Lives rent free0.3%
6 households
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.8%
1,046 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.9%
556 households
Terraced21.5%
481 households
Detached2.8%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
48 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
888 households
No cars or vans in household33.3%
744 households
2 cars or vans in household19.5%
436 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
169 households
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,080 households
2 bedrooms30.7%
689 households
1 bedroom12.7%
285 households
4 or more bedrooms8.3%
187 households
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
1,473 households
One-person household25.1%
561 households
Other household types9.1%
203 households
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household25%
559 households
2 people in household24.9%
556 households
3 people in household20.9%
467 households
4 people in household16%
357 households
5 people in household8.4%
189 households
6 people in household2.8%
62 households
7 people in household1.6%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.4%
1,394 residents
15–2919.6%
1,224 residents
30–4418.7%
1,164 residents
45–6426.3%
1,638 residents
65 and over13.1%
815 residents
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.4%
3,952 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African23.5%
1,464 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
366 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
344 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
108 residents
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.8%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
666 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
145 residents aged 16 and over
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
2,652 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.7%
1,970 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
104 residents aged 16 and over
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
297 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
268 residents aged 16 and over
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
2,869 residents
Good health31.5%
1,965 residents
Fair health15.3%
952 residents
Bad health5.5%
346 residents
Very bad health1.7%
104 residents
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
4,929 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,306 residents
New Addington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
826 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30%
672 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.7%
531 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.8%
197 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
11 households
New Addington 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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