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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000670

Catford East & Mountsfield Park

Catford East & Mountsfield Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,706 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
6,706

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,783

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,790

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.9%

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.

Selhurst North, Croydon10,818 residents · 37.6% owned · 46.8% no carSouth Norwood Hill, Croydon9,049 residents · 50.6% owned · 44.2% no carThornton Heath Central, Croydon7,965 residents · 40.4% owned · 49.2% no carThornton Heath North West, Croydon8,888 residents · 47.3% owned · 40.8% no carStreatham Common, Lambeth8,738 residents · 48.1% owned · 46.3% no carGipsy Hill, Lambeth7,665 residents · 37.4% owned · 47.9% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brockley West, Lewisham8,295 residents · 36.3% owned · 49.3% no carTelegraph Hill, Lewisham8,620 residents · 34.6% owned · 54.7% no carLower Sydenham, Lewisham8,267 residents · 45.6% owned · 43.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Catford East & Mountsfield Park

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

Tenure

Owned40.7%
1,132 households
Private rented30.9%
860 households
Social rented27.6%
767 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits34.4%
957 households
Terraced26.3%
733 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.8%
634 households
Semi-detached10.7%
297 households
Detached3.5%
96 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52.6%
1,464 households
1 car or van in household38.5%
1,070 households
2 cars or vans in household7.5%
208 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.4%
39 households
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.2%
1,065 households
3 bedrooms25.4%
707 households
1 bedroom24%
668 households
4 or more bedrooms12.4%
345 households
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.4%
1,459 households
One-person household32.4%
903 households
Other household types15.1%
421 households
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.4%
903 households
2 people in household31.3%
870 households
3 people in household16.9%
469 households
4 people in household10.3%
286 households
5 people in household4.4%
122 households
6 people in household3.1%
85 households
7 people in household0.9%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,248 residents
15–2919.2%
1,289 residents
30–4428%
1,880 residents
45–6424.5%
1,645 residents
65 and over9.6%
645 residents
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White39.9%
2,677 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African37.7%
2,530 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.9%
597 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.4%
494 residents
Other ethnic group6.1%
409 residents
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.9%
2,421 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
703 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
506 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66%
3,557 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.7%
1,707 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.8%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52%
3,485 residents
Good health32.4%
2,172 residents
Fair health11%
738 residents
Bad health3.5%
235 residents
Very bad health1.1%
76 residents
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
5,784 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
921 residents
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.6%
1,186 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,005 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%
447 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
132 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Catford East & Mountsfield Park · 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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