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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000658

Telegraph Hill

Telegraph Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,620 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
8,620

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,458

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,135.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

54.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.3%

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.

Herne Hill East, Lambeth9,525 residents · 39.9% owned · 53.1% no carBrixton Hill West, Lambeth10,254 residents · 32.3% owned · 57.9% no carStreatham Common, Lambeth8,738 residents · 48.1% owned · 46.3% no carArchway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Cross South, Lewisham9,906 residents · 30.3% owned · 60.8% no carBrockley West, Lewisham8,295 residents · 36.3% owned · 49.3% no carLoampit & Hilly Fields, Lewisham6,796 residents · 50.8% owned · 47.1% no carBrockley East & St Johns, Lewisham8,204 residents · 37.5% owned · 53.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Telegraph Hill

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

Tenure

Owned34.6%
1,198 households
Social rented34.1%
1,178 households
Private rented29.2%
1,011 households
Shared ownership2%
68 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.2%
1,286 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits32.5%
1,123 households
Terraced19.5%
673 households
Semi-detached8.4%
291 households
Detached1%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household54.7%
1,892 households
1 car or van in household36.8%
1,273 households
2 cars or vans in household6.9%
239 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
54 households
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32%
1,105 households
1 bedroom27.8%
961 households
3 bedrooms22.5%
777 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
615 households
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.4%
1,880 households
One-person household27.8%
961 households
Other household types17.8%
617 households
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.5%
1,192 households
1 person in household27.8%
961 households
3 people in household16.7%
578 households
4 people in household12.6%
435 households
5 people in household4.9%
170 households
6 people in household1.7%
60 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
39 households
7 people in household0.7%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,265 residents
15–2925.2%
2,173 residents
30–4426.4%
2,275 residents
45–6425.2%
2,176 residents
65 and over8.5%
729 residents
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.7%
4,630 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African25.9%
2,232 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.3%
716 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.1%
524 residents
Other ethnic group6%
518 residents
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.3%
4,036 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
910 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.1%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.2%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.8%
5,016 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.4%
2,001 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.8%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,751 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
749 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.2%
746 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.4%
4,600 residents
Good health32.7%
2,815 residents
Fair health10%
858 residents
Bad health3.2%
273 residents
Very bad health0.8%
73 residents
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%
7,351 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%
1,268 residents
Telegraph Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,519 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,173 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
547 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Telegraph Hill · 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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