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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000657

New Cross South

New Cross South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,906 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
9,906

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,988

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,336.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.9%

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.

Brixton Hill West, Lambeth10,254 residents · 32.3% owned · 57.9% no carArchway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no carAskew, Hammersmith and Fulham7,795 residents · 28.2% owned · 58.6% no carOval, Lambeth8,406 residents · 27.6% owned · 63.8% no carCamden Road South, Camden7,879 residents · 26.7% owned · 66.7% no carQueenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Telegraph Hill, Lewisham8,620 residents · 34.6% owned · 54.7% no carCentral Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no carNew Cross Gate, Lewisham10,281 residents · 26.6% owned · 58.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Cross South

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

Tenure

Private rented36.2%
1,442 households
Social rented30.9%
1,234 households
Owned30.3%
1,209 households
Shared ownership2.5%
98 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.6%
1,698 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits25.8%
1,028 households
Terraced20%
798 households
Semi-detached6.2%
249 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
77 households
Detached1.7%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
66 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60.8%
2,427 households
1 car or van in household33.3%
1,330 households
2 cars or vans in household4.7%
188 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
44 households
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.1%
1,280 households
1 bedroom32%
1,278 households
3 bedrooms24.5%
976 households
4 or more bedrooms11.4%
456 households
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.4%
2,012 households
One-person household32.3%
1,291 households
Other household types17.3%
689 households
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.7%
1,303 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,290 households
3 people in household16.3%
651 households
4 people in household11.2%
445 households
5 people in household4.3%
170 households
6 people in household1.6%
64 households
7 people in household1.2%
47 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,464 residents
15–2931%
3,069 residents
30–4426.6%
2,635 residents
45–6420.4%
2,016 residents
65 and over7.3%
722 residents
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51.6%
5,110 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African27.7%
2,742 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.1%
807 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
739 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
510 residents
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.9%
4,332 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,416 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.2%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.7%
476 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
191 residents aged 16 and over
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
5,253 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.8%
2,652 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.3%
445 residents aged 16 and over
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,802 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students17.9%
1,493 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,329 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
302 residents aged 16 and over
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.1%
5,355 residents
Good health32.3%
3,202 residents
Fair health9.7%
963 residents
Bad health3.1%
305 residents
Very bad health0.8%
81 residents
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
8,454 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,451 residents
New Cross South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.8%
1,907 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,261 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
589 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
217 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
New Cross South · 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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