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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000655

New Cross Gate

New Cross Gate is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,281 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
10,281

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,009

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,508.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

58.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.1%

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.

Woolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no carPeckham North, Southwark8,813 residents · 21.6% owned · 62.7% no carClapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Lambeth8,321 residents · 20.9% owned · 62.6% no carBrixton North, Lambeth10,785 residents · 19.7% owned · 69.5% no carCamberwell North, Southwark9,882 residents · 26.6% owned · 64.0% no carTottenham Lea Valley, Haringey11,429 residents · 30.5% owned · 58.2% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Cross & Deptford South, Lewisham8,888 residents · 24.1% owned · 63.3% no carNew Cross South, Lewisham9,906 residents · 30.3% owned · 60.8% no carDeptford North, Lewisham8,789 residents · 20.6% owned · 60.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Cross Gate

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

Tenure

Private rented35.3%
1,417 households
Social rented33.9%
1,361 households
Owned26.6%
1,065 households
Shared ownership3.9%
157 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement56.8%
2,273 households
Terraced23.6%
947 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.9%
355 households
Semi-detached6.2%
250 households
Detached2.1%
85 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
64 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household58.8%
2,356 households
1 car or van in household33.7%
1,350 households
2 cars or vans in household6.1%
244 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.4%
57 households
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.7%
1,389 households
1 bedroom34%
1,363 households
3 bedrooms23.6%
947 households
4 or more bedrooms7.7%
308 households
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.3%
2,059 households
One-person household30.9%
1,239 households
Other household types17.8%
713 households
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.9%
1,238 households
2 people in household30.3%
1,215 households
3 people in household16.9%
676 households
4 people in household11.7%
468 households
5 people in household4.8%
193 households
6 people in household3.5%
141 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
58 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,776 residents
15–2928%
2,880 residents
30–4428.1%
2,887 residents
45–6420.9%
2,146 residents
65 and over5.8%
593 residents
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41.1%
4,224 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African34.3%
3,528 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.3%
952 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
891 residents
Other ethnic group6.7%
690 residents
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.1%
3,953 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.7%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
642 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
242 residents aged 16 and over
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66%
5,539 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.1%
2,364 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.9%
495 residents aged 16 and over
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,679 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.4%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
405 residents aged 16 and over
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.2%
5,471 residents
Good health33.6%
3,454 residents
Fair health9.3%
959 residents
Bad health3%
305 residents
Very bad health0.9%
94 residents
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
8,903 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,380 residents
New Cross Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.3%
1,615 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,481 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
697 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
196 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
18 households
New Cross Gate · 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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