Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000234

Coulsdon

Coulsdon is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,452 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
9,452

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,720

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,038.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.2%

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.

Redhill West, Reigate and Banstead10,919 residents · 57.1% owned · 23.9% no carPlaistow (Bromley), Bromley8,126 residents · 67.5% owned · 22.3% no carOakleigh Park, Barnet8,331 residents · 66.3% owned · 21.4% no carWarlingham West & Whyteleafe, Tandridge8,212 residents · 70.7% owned · 12.8% no carHighams Park East, Waltham Forest10,493 residents · 68.0% owned · 23.2% no carWoughton & Woolstone, Milton Keynes9,015 residents · 54.9% owned · 13.8% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Purley Central, Croydon10,502 residents · 65.6% owned · 25.9% no carKenley North, Croydon6,364 residents · 70.4% owned · 17.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Coulsdon

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

Tenure

Owned63.1%
2,349 households
Private rented16.3%
606 households
Social rented15.6%
580 households
Shared ownership4.9%
182 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached28.4%
1,056 households
Semi-detached24.9%
927 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.8%
883 households
Terraced17.1%
634 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.3%
123 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
81 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
1,720 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
894 households
No cars or vans in household21%
782 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
323 households
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms31.4%
1,166 households
4 or more bedrooms31.1%
1,157 households
2 bedrooms24.1%
895 households
1 bedroom13.4%
500 households
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
2,499 households
One-person household26%
967 households
Other household types6.8%
254 households
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.6%
1,175 households
1 person in household26%
967 households
3 people in household18.2%
678 households
4 people in household16.4%
610 households
5 people in household5.7%
211 households
6 people in household1.7%
62 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,913 residents
15–2916.1%
1,524 residents
30–4423.1%
2,184 residents
45–6424.8%
2,344 residents
65 and over15.7%
1,484 residents
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.7%
5,734 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.4%
1,455 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.8%
1,213 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.5%
804 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
248 residents
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.2%
3,277 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
971 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
954 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
635 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.7%
4,727 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.7%
2,573 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,824 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.5%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
4,901 residents
Good health33.4%
3,160 residents
Fair health10.8%
1,025 residents
Bad health2.9%
270 residents
Very bad health1%
93 residents
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%
8,060 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%
1,389 residents
Coulsdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.3%
2,018 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31%
1,154 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Coulsdon · 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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