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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000672

Catford Bridge

Catford Bridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,272 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
10,272

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,198

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,860.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.1%

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.

South Norwood Central, Croydon8,692 residents · 37.1% owned · 48.6% no carBowes Park, Haringey7,907 residents · 30.7% owned · 54.3% no carAskew, Hammersmith and Fulham7,795 residents · 28.2% owned · 58.6% no carWest Ealing, Ealing11,232 residents · 39.5% owned · 47.2% no carHackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no carSelhurst South & West Croydon, Croydon12,798 residents · 22.9% owned · 58.2% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Central Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no carSydenham Wells, Lewisham8,131 residents · 41.4% owned · 45.5% no carPerry Vale, Lewisham8,134 residents · 48.0% owned · 44.0% no carLower Sydenham, Lewisham8,267 residents · 45.6% owned · 43.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Catford Bridge

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

Tenure

Owned40.6%
1,703 households
Private rented33.8%
1,421 households
Social rented23.5%
986 households
Shared ownership2%
86 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.7%
1,543 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits23.1%
972 households
Terraced22.3%
935 households
Semi-detached11.5%
481 households
Detached2.7%
114 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
111 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.5%
2,332 households
1 car or van in household36.2%
1,522 households
2 cars or vans in household6.3%
264 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
82 households
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.8%
1,460 households
1 bedroom30.8%
1,292 households
3 bedrooms21.2%
890 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
558 households
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.6%
2,296 households
One-person household33.5%
1,407 households
Other household types11.9%
500 households
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%
1,403 households
2 people in household30%
1,260 households
3 people in household16.1%
676 households
4 people in household12.6%
530 households
5 people in household4.1%
172 households
6 people in household1.6%
68 households
7 people in household1.2%
52 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
36 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,941 residents
15–2919.1%
1,957 residents
30–4430%
3,077 residents
45–6423.9%
2,455 residents
65 and over8.2%
842 residents
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White47.5%
4,884 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African28.3%
2,906 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%
1,102 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.6%
883 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
497 residents
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.1%
4,033 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.1%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
627 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.5%
5,626 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.3%
2,407 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,900 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
5,414 residents
Good health32%
3,287 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,094 residents
Bad health3.4%
347 residents
Very bad health1.3%
130 residents
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
8,689 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,583 residents
Catford Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
1,873 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,382 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
599 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
288 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.4%
58 households
Catford Bridge · 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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