Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000653

Silwood & Pepys

Silwood & Pepys is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,606 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham

12,606

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,294

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

18,645.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

63.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Silwood & Pepys

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

Tenure

Social rented40.2%

2,127 households

Private rented31.8%

1,684 households

Owned23.2%

1,228 households

Shared ownership4.7%

250 households

Lives rent free0.1%

5 households

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement78%

4,127 households

Terraced11.7%

622 households

Semi-detached4.4%

235 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%

136 households

Detached1.6%

83 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%

65 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

21 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

5 households

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household63.1%

3,342 households

1 car or van in household30.8%

1,632 households

2 cars or vans in household5%

263 households

3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%

56 households

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.5%

2,304 households

1 bedroom31.4%

1,664 households

3 bedrooms16.9%

894 households

4 or more bedrooms8.1%

431 households

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.3%

2,820 households

One-person household31.7%

1,679 households

Other household types15%

794 households

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%

1,813 households

1 person in household31.7%

1,679 households

3 people in household15.5%

823 households

4 people in household9.7%

514 households

5 people in household4.2%

223 households

6 people in household2.9%

151 households

8 or more people in household0.9%

48 households

7 people in household0.8%

42 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%

1,898 residents

15–2928.2%

3,561 residents

30–4432.7%

4,122 residents

45–6419%

2,397 residents

65 and over5%

635 residents

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White45.5%

5,734 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African27.9%

3,518 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.8%

1,737 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%

825 residents

Other ethnic group6.3%

791 residents

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.4%

5,667 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14%

1,484 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications12.3%

1,302 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications8.9%

948 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%

664 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

274 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship2.5%

269 residents aged 16 and over

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.5%

7,372 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive26.7%

2,835 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student3.8%

400 residents aged 16 and over

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%

2,232 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%

2,223 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students10.7%

1,135 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%

1,064 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%

974 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations8.5%

903 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%

843 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%

775 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%

459 residents aged 16 and over

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.7%

7,018 residents

Good health31.7%

3,999 residents

Fair health8.4%

1,055 residents

Bad health3.2%

399 residents

Very bad health1.1%

137 residents

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%

11,097 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act12%

1,511 residents

Silwood & Pepys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%

2,609 households

Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%

1,615 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions15%

796 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%

255 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

18 households

Silwood & Pepys · 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
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000653

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Silwood & Pepys

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 Silwood & Pepys

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.