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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000666

Ladywell

Ladywell is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,189 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
7,189

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,735

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,550.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.0%

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.

Nunhead South & Newlands, Southwark7,680 residents · 51.8% owned · 40.3% no carWest Norwood West & Streatham East, Lambeth8,592 residents · 54.2% owned · 38.9% no carUpper Walthamstow, Waltham Forest9,247 residents · 53.1% owned · 41.8% no carDulwich Hill, Southwark9,497 residents · 49.9% owned · 41.4% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carCharlton Slopes, Greenwich7,798 residents · 48.8% owned · 38.4% 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 carLoampit & Hilly Fields, Lewisham6,796 residents · 50.8% owned · 47.1% no carHonor Oak, Lewisham8,740 residents · 52.0% owned · 43.9% no carForest Hill East, Lewisham7,816 residents · 54.9% owned · 39.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ladywell

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

Tenure

Owned52.2%
1,428 households
Private rented24.9%
680 households
Social rented22.3%
610 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.9%
1,037 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.8%
569 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits20.2%
553 households
Semi-detached15.4%
420 households
Detached3.2%
88 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,235 households
No cars or vans in household42.6%
1,167 households
2 cars or vans in household9.7%
265 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.6%
71 households
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.9%
926 households
2 bedrooms28.7%
786 households
4 or more bedrooms19.8%
542 households
1 bedroom17.6%
481 households
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61%
1,666 households
One-person household24.6%
672 households
Other household types14.4%
392 households
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.8%
843 households
1 person in household24.6%
673 households
3 people in household19.5%
534 households
4 people in household16.1%
441 households
5 people in household5.7%
157 households
6 people in household1.5%
40 households
7 people in household1.1%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,315 residents
15–2920.5%
1,474 residents
30–4426.2%
1,887 residents
45–6424.7%
1,779 residents
65 and over10.2%
736 residents
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.4%
4,127 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.9%
1,572 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.5%
614 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
590 residents
Other ethnic group4%
285 residents
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56%
3,229 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
751 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.7%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.4%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.5%
3,947 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29%
1,671 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.6%
1,531 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.1%
3,959 residents
Good health31%
2,230 residents
Fair health9.8%
701 residents
Bad health3.1%
226 residents
Very bad health1%
73 residents
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
6,127 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,062 residents
Ladywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
1,371 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
876 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
377 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Ladywell · 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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