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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000661

Blackheath Village

Blackheath Village is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,491 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
6,491

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,044

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,046.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.7%

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.

Crystal Palace Triangle, Croydon9,211 residents · 48.6% owned · 42.0% no carGreenwich Town & Park, Greenwich9,462 residents · 42.6% owned · 48.3% no carBromley North & Sundridge, Bromley11,751 residents · 53.5% owned · 33.2% no carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carChiswick Park, Hounslow8,999 residents · 43.2% owned · 48.3% 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.

Manor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blackheath Village

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

Tenure

Owned42.9%
1,306 households
Private rented34.7%
1,056 households
Social rented22.1%
674 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.3%
1,439 households
Terraced21.5%
656 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits17.6%
536 households
Semi-detached6.8%
206 households
Detached3.6%
111 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.5%
1,475 households
1 car or van in household42.1%
1,282 households
2 cars or vans in household7.9%
239 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
48 households
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.2%
1,103 households
1 bedroom26.1%
793 households
3 bedrooms24.6%
750 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
398 households
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.2%
1,619 households
One-person household37.3%
1,136 households
Other household types9.5%
288 households
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.3%
1,136 households
2 people in household32.4%
987 households
3 people in household15.6%
476 households
4 people in household10.9%
333 households
5 people in household2.7%
83 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,032 residents
15–2917.3%
1,126 residents
30–4427.3%
1,776 residents
45–6426.3%
1,709 residents
65 and over13.1%
851 residents
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.6%
4,525 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.4%
807 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.8%
505 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%
422 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
239 residents
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59.7%
3,229 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.2%
658 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.3%
557 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.1%
436 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.3%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.3%
3,752 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.2%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.8%
1,451 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.7%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.5%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%
3,536 residents
Good health32%
2,077 residents
Fair health9.7%
630 residents
Bad health3%
194 residents
Very bad health0.8%
54 residents
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
5,623 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
869 residents
Blackheath Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.4%
1,627 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
931 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
354 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
121 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
14 households
Blackheath Village · 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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