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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000669

Hither Green

Hither Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,972 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
7,972

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,309

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,413.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.5%

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 Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no carGipsy Hill, Lambeth7,665 residents · 37.4% owned · 47.9% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carStreatham Common, Lambeth8,738 residents · 48.1% owned · 46.3% no carCrystal Palace Triangle, Croydon9,211 residents · 48.6% owned · 42.0% 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 carHonor Oak, Lewisham8,740 residents · 52.0% owned · 43.9% no carLoampit & Hilly Fields, Lewisham6,796 residents · 50.8% owned · 47.1% no carLower Sydenham, Lewisham8,267 residents · 45.6% owned · 43.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hither Green

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

Tenure

Owned44.5%
1,472 households
Private rented34%
1,124 households
Social rented19.9%
657 households
Shared ownership1.7%
55 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.5%
1,107 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits27.5%
911 households
Terraced26.7%
882 households
Semi-detached7.5%
249 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
70 households
Detached1.3%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.7%
1,612 households
1 car or van in household43.2%
1,430 households
2 cars or vans in household6.7%
222 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
44 households
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.9%
1,320 households
1 bedroom24.9%
824 households
3 bedrooms22.3%
739 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
425 households
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
1,922 households
One-person household30.4%
1,005 households
Other household types11.5%
381 households
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.2%
1,129 households
1 person in household30.4%
1,005 households
3 people in household16.7%
553 households
4 people in household12.1%
401 households
5 people in household3.8%
127 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
38 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,463 residents
15–2917.3%
1,377 residents
30–4433.5%
2,673 residents
45–6422.5%
1,794 residents
65 and over8.4%
666 residents
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.2%
4,164 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African22.9%
1,828 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.8%
861 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups10%
799 residents
Other ethnic group4%
320 residents
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.5%
3,445 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.4%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.7%
820 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
575 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
408 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70%
4,512 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.6%
1,778 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,605 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.4%
4,339 residents
Good health31.1%
2,482 residents
Fair health10.6%
842 residents
Bad health2.9%
230 residents
Very bad health1%
79 residents
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
6,852 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,120 residents
Hither Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
1,675 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31%
1,027 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
442 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
151 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Hither Green · 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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