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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000231

Woodcote

Woodcote is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,930 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
7,930

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,752

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,358.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.5%

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.

Belmont & South Cheam, Sutton8,722 residents · 81.1% owned · 11.5% no carUxbridge Common & Swakeleys, Hillingdon7,961 residents · 80.3% owned · 12.3% no carCarshalton Beeches & Banstead Road, Sutton7,776 residents · 86.6% owned · 9.8% no carHatch End North, Harrow5,758 residents · 84.2% owned · 8.7% no carEwell East, Epsom and Ewell11,786 residents · 80.2% owned · 11.0% no carChigwell, Epping Forest6,999 residents · 81.5% owned · 7.9% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sanderstead, Croydon7,956 residents · 87.9% owned · 11.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodcote

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

Tenure

Owned83.6%
2,302 households
Private rented13.3%
365 households
Social rented2.9%
79 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.5%
1,663 households
Semi-detached19.8%
544 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12%
331 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
114 households
Terraced2.1%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.5%
1,031 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
890 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.6%
539 households
No cars or vans in household10.5%
290 households
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms65.6%
1,805 households
3 bedrooms16.5%
454 households
2 bedrooms12.8%
353 households
1 bedroom5%
138 households
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.5%
1,963 households
One-person household18.1%
496 households
Other household types10.5%
288 households
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.7%
899 households
4 people in household19.5%
535 households
3 people in household18.6%
512 households
1 person in household18%
496 households
5 people in household6.8%
186 households
6 people in household2.8%
76 households
7 people in household0.9%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,293 residents
15–2917%
1,349 residents
30–4418.1%
1,434 residents
45–6427.4%
2,171 residents
65 and over21.2%
1,681 residents
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54.8%
4,344 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.9%
2,136 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%
674 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
446 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
330 residents
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.5%
3,436 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
756 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.5%
684 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%
403 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
3,942 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,506 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
1,730 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,486 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.8%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%
4,376 residents
Good health31.8%
2,524 residents
Fair health9.7%
771 residents
Bad health2.4%
191 residents
Very bad health0.9%
68 residents
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
6,869 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,061 residents
Woodcote · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.7%
1,698 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
839 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.5%
180 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Woodcote · 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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