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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000671

Honor Oak

Honor Oak is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,740 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
8,740

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,683

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,790.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

58.1%

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.

Dulwich Hill, Southwark9,497 residents · 49.9% owned · 41.4% no carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carNunhead South & Newlands, Southwark7,680 residents · 51.8% owned · 40.3% no carPenge East, Bromley8,426 residents · 59.0% owned · 36.3% no carLeigham Vale & Royal Circus, Lambeth8,521 residents · 49.6% owned · 44.3% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% 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 carForest Hill East, Lewisham7,816 residents · 54.9% owned · 39.9% no carForest Hill West, Lewisham8,139 residents · 52.9% owned · 42.7% no carLadywell, Lewisham7,189 residents · 52.2% owned · 42.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Honor Oak

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

Tenure

Owned52%
1,917 households
Private rented27.3%
1,004 households
Social rented19.6%
722 households
Shared ownership1%
36 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced30.9%
1,139 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26%
958 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits24.9%
919 households
Semi-detached11.4%
420 households
Detached3.1%
116 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
80 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
1,700 households
No cars or vans in household43.9%
1,617 households
2 cars or vans in household8.1%
298 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
68 households
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.8%
1,246 households
3 bedrooms27.2%
1,001 households
1 bedroom19.9%
734 households
4 or more bedrooms19%
701 households
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.6%
2,195 households
One-person household29.5%
1,087 households
Other household types10.9%
403 households
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.4%
1,157 households
1 person in household29.5%
1,086 households
3 people in household19.2%
707 households
4 people in household14.4%
529 households
5 people in household3.7%
137 households
6 people in household1.3%
49 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,673 residents
15–2917.2%
1,503 residents
30–4430.4%
2,660 residents
45–6423.7%
2,071 residents
65 and over9.6%
837 residents
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.2%
5,521 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.1%
1,667 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.4%
734 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
482 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
333 residents
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above58.1%
4,061 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.5%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.8%
612 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%
410 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.7%
5,081 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25.2%
1,764 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.8%
1,871 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,572 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.3%
4,834 residents
Good health31.5%
2,753 residents
Fair health9.7%
844 residents
Bad health2.7%
233 residents
Very bad health0.9%
76 residents
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
7,592 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,148 residents
Honor Oak · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.8%
1,979 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.2%
1,074 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
470 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
149 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Honor Oak · 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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