Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000233

Kenley North

Kenley North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,364 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon

6,364

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,395

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,010.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kenley North

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

Tenure

Owned70.4%

1,687 households

Private rented14.1%

337 households

Social rented13.7%

327 households

Shared ownership1.7%

40 households

Lives rent free0.2%

4 households

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.6%

878 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.4%

488 households

Detached20%

480 households

Terraced19%

455 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%

61 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%

18 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%

15 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.8%

1,169 households

2 cars or vans in household26%

623 households

No cars or vans in household17%

408 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%

195 households

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.9%

1,076 households

2 bedrooms24%

574 households

4 or more bedrooms24%

574 households

1 bedroom7.1%

171 households

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.5%

1,690 households

One-person household22%

527 households

Other household types7.5%

181 households

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.1%

792 households

1 person in household22%

527 households

3 people in household20%

478 households

4 people in household16.8%

403 households

5 people in household5.7%

136 households

6 people in household1.5%

35 households

7 people in household0.5%

12 households

8 or more people in household0.5%

12 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%

1,296 residents

15–2915.7%

1,001 residents

30–4423.4%

1,491 residents

45–6424.7%

1,572 residents

65 and over15.7%

1,001 residents

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.6%

4,170 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.1%

834 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.2%

710 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%

460 residents

Other ethnic group2.9%

186 residents

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.9%

2,142 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.7%

833 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.5%

674 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.5%

625 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%

431 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.5%

177 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

115 residents aged 16 and over

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%

3,235 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive33.3%

1,664 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2%

99 residents aged 16 and over

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%

1,282 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%

962 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%

670 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%

578 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%

417 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%

324 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.3%

314 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations5.4%

269 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%

181 residents aged 16 and over

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.4%

3,399 residents

Good health32%

2,039 residents

Fair health9.7%

620 residents

Bad health4%

254 residents

Very bad health0.8%

52 residents

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%

5,497 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%

867 residents

Kenley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%

1,390 households

Household is deprived in one dimension28.1%

673 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%

277 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%

53 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Kenley North · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000233

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Kenley North

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Kenley North

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.