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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000663

Loampit & Hilly Fields

Loampit & Hilly Fields is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,796 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
6,796

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,819

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,361.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.1%

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.

West Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carStreatham Common, Lambeth8,738 residents · 48.1% owned · 46.3% no carDulwich Hill, Southwark9,497 residents · 49.9% owned · 41.4% no carLeigham Vale & Royal Circus, Lambeth8,521 residents · 49.6% owned · 44.3% no carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carWest Norwood West & Streatham East, Lambeth8,592 residents · 54.2% owned · 38.9% 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 carLadywell, Lewisham7,189 residents · 52.2% owned · 42.6% no carForest Hill East, Lewisham7,816 residents · 54.9% owned · 39.9% no carHonor Oak, Lewisham8,740 residents · 52.0% owned · 43.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Loampit & Hilly Fields

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

Tenure

Owned50.8%
1,432 households
Private rented25.9%
729 households
Social rented22.5%
634 households
Shared ownership0.8%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits32%
902 households
Terraced30.7%
866 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.2%
542 households
Semi-detached13.7%
386 households
Detached2.3%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47.1%
1,328 households
1 car or van in household44.1%
1,244 households
2 cars or vans in household7.2%
203 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
46 households
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.8%
897 households
3 bedrooms26.4%
744 households
4 or more bedrooms21%
593 households
1 bedroom20.8%
585 households
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
1,612 households
One-person household29.9%
843 households
Other household types12.9%
362 households
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.7%
923 households
1 person in household29.9%
843 households
3 people in household17.2%
485 households
4 people in household13%
367 households
5 people in household4.5%
127 households
6 people in household1.2%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,076 residents
15–2921.2%
1,441 residents
30–4427%
1,838 residents
45–6426.1%
1,777 residents
65 and over9.8%
666 residents
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.8%
3,926 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African23.3%
1,584 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.2%
555 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%
473 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
260 residents
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59.1%
3,341 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
727 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.7%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.6%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.3%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69%
3,903 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.6%
1,563 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.1%
1,530 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,195 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.6%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.7%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.7%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.1%
3,611 residents
Good health33.3%
2,262 residents
Fair health10.2%
693 residents
Bad health2.6%
174 residents
Very bad health0.8%
56 residents
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
5,846 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
950 residents
Loampit & Hilly Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
1,475 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
897 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
346 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Loampit & Hilly Fields · 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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