Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000654

Deptford North

Deptford North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,789 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham

8,789

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,596

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,287.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Deptford North

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

Tenure

Social rented53.4%

1,922 households

Private rented23.6%

849 households

Owned20.6%

742 households

Shared ownership1.9%

68 households

Lives rent free0.4%

15 households

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

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement75.5%

2,714 households

Terraced9.8%

353 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.4%

195 households

Semi-detached3.1%

110 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%

90 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%

78 households

Detached1.5%

53 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

4 households

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

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60%

2,156 households

1 car or van in household33.2%

1,194 households

2 cars or vans in household5.7%

205 households

3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%

41 households

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

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38%

1,367 households

1 bedroom32.2%

1,159 households

3 bedrooms23.2%

835 households

4 or more bedrooms6.5%

234 households

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

Household composition

Single family household54.5%

1,956 households

One-person household31.5%

1,132 households

Other household types14%

504 households

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

Household size

1 person in household31.5%

1,132 households

2 people in household30.6%

1,101 households

3 people in household17.1%

616 households

4 people in household10.5%

376 households

5 people in household5.9%

213 households

6 people in household2.9%

104 households

7 people in household0.8%

30 households

8 or more people in household0.7%

25 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

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

Age

Under 1518.9%

1,659 residents

15–2925.4%

2,230 residents

30–4426.5%

2,332 residents

45–6422.6%

1,985 residents

65 and over6.6%

584 residents

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

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African40.3%

3,547 residents

White34.9%

3,069 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12%

1,059 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.6%

664 residents

Other ethnic group5.2%

453 residents

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

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45%

3,162 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.4%

1,151 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.7%

963 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications10.2%

717 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%

604 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3%

211 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3%

211 residents aged 16 and over

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

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%

4,508 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive31.1%

2,180 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student4.7%

329 residents aged 16 and over

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

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%

1,336 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%

856 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations12.1%

848 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12%

842 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students11.8%

831 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.5%

804 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%

606 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%

543 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%

351 residents aged 16 and over

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

General health

Very good health53%

4,653 residents

Good health31.1%

2,731 residents

Fair health11.1%

977 residents

Bad health3.7%

329 residents

Very bad health1.1%

97 residents

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

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%

7,480 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%

1,307 residents

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

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.2%

1,373 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%

1,256 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%

696 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%

245 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%

26 households

Deptford 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 E02000654

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Deptford 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

Most similar within Lewisham

Life in Deptford 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.