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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000662

Brockley West

Brockley West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,295 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
8,295

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,303

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,772.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.7%

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.

Gipsy Hill, Lambeth7,665 residents · 37.4% owned · 47.9% no carNunhead North, Southwark9,688 residents · 31.3% owned · 51.2% no carNorth Dulwich, Southwark7,487 residents · 34.9% owned · 56.0% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carBrixton Hill West, Lambeth10,254 residents · 32.3% owned · 57.9% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Upper Sydenham, Lewisham7,035 residents · 44.4% owned · 47.0% no carTelegraph Hill, Lewisham8,620 residents · 34.6% owned · 54.7% no carPerry Vale, Lewisham8,134 residents · 48.0% owned · 44.0% no carSydenham Wells, Lewisham8,131 residents · 41.4% owned · 45.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brockley West

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

Tenure

Social rented37.9%
1,253 households
Owned36.3%
1,200 households
Private rented23.2%
765 households
Shared ownership2.3%
76 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40%
1,322 households
Terraced24.2%
800 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits24%
792 households
Semi-detached9.2%
305 households
Detached1.6%
53 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.3%
1,629 households
1 car or van in household41.2%
1,362 households
2 cars or vans in household8.1%
269 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
44 households
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.7%
1,212 households
3 bedrooms27.8%
917 households
1 bedroom22.5%
745 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
430 households
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.7%
1,905 households
One-person household28%
924 households
Other household types14.3%
471 households
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%
993 households
1 person in household28%
926 households
3 people in household19.2%
634 households
4 people in household13.7%
453 households
5 people in household5.7%
188 households
6 people in household2%
66 households
7 people in household1.2%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,606 residents
15–2920.7%
1,719 residents
30–4428.6%
2,376 residents
45–6424%
1,988 residents
65 and over7.3%
608 residents
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White47.6%
3,947 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African33.6%
2,792 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.4%
696 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
524 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
339 residents
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.7%
3,543 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
834 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.7%
572 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.5%
4,585 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.4%
1,810 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,619 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.7%
4,620 residents
Good health30%
2,492 residents
Fair health9.7%
801 residents
Bad health3.4%
282 residents
Very bad health1.2%
100 residents
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
7,072 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,224 residents
Brockley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46%
1,521 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,108 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
513 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
153 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Brockley West · 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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