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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000668

Lee

Lee is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,861 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
6,861

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,731

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,798.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.2%

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.

Clock House & Cator Park, Bromley7,714 residents · 64.9% owned · 27.7% no carUpper Walthamstow, Waltham Forest9,247 residents · 53.1% owned · 41.8% no carSouth Ealing, Ealing6,761 residents · 54.3% owned · 36.5% no carNunhead South & Newlands, Southwark7,680 residents · 51.8% owned · 40.3% no carSouthborough, Kingston upon Thames8,093 residents · 64.4% owned · 21.0% no carPenge East, Bromley8,426 residents · 59.0% owned · 36.3% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Crofton Park, Lewisham6,687 residents · 64.7% owned · 36.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lee

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

Tenure

Owned60.5%
1,653 households
Private rented22.8%
624 households
Social rented16%
436 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.5%
887 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.2%
743 households
Semi-detached20.6%
562 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.1%
329 households
Detached5.2%
143 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household52%
1,419 households
No cars or vans in household32.5%
887 households
2 cars or vans in household13.1%
358 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
63 households
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32.4%
883 households
2 bedrooms31%
846 households
4 or more bedrooms24.9%
678 households
1 bedroom11.7%
320 households
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
1,755 households
One-person household26.6%
724 households
Other household types9%
246 households
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%
817 households
1 person in household26.7%
726 households
3 people in household18.7%
509 households
4 people in household17.9%
488 households
5 people in household4.5%
122 households
6 people in household1.6%
43 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
1,476 residents
15–2915.2%
1,043 residents
30–4426.8%
1,837 residents
45–6424.9%
1,705 residents
65 and over11.6%
798 residents
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.3%
4,276 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.5%
1,061 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%
665 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.3%
571 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
289 residents
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.2%
2,919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
650 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.3%
599 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10%
531 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.7%
3,531 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.6%
1,621 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.4%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56%
3,840 residents
Good health31.6%
2,169 residents
Fair health9.1%
624 residents
Bad health2.5%
172 residents
Very bad health0.8%
53 residents
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.9%
6,033 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.1%
828 residents
Lee · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.5%
1,540 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.6%
780 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
322 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
84 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Lee · 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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