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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000675

Grove Park & Lee South

Grove Park & Lee South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,527 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
8,527

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,420

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,949.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.5%

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.

Shooters Hill, Greenwich7,451 residents · 60.5% owned · 29.0% no carAddiscombe North, Croydon8,713 residents · 59.5% owned · 32.2% no carChase Side, Enfield8,741 residents · 61.6% owned · 27.8% no carPlaistow (Bromley), Bromley8,126 residents · 67.5% owned · 22.3% no carAnerley South, Bromley7,232 residents · 62.9% owned · 32.3% no carRomford South, Havering9,450 residents · 56.5% owned · 29.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Grove Park & Lee South

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

Tenure

Owned58.5%
2,001 households
Private rented20.6%
705 households
Social rented19.5%
666 households
Shared ownership1.3%
45 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.6%
1,046 households
Semi-detached30%
1,027 households
Terraced26.7%
912 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.2%
213 households
Detached5.4%
184 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.1%
1,643 households
No cars or vans in household30.7%
1,051 households
2 cars or vans in household16.8%
573 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
151 households
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.1%
1,338 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
1,036 households
4 or more bedrooms17.2%
589 households
1 bedroom13.4%
457 households
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
2,133 households
One-person household28.1%
961 households
Other household types9.6%
328 households
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
1,084 households
1 person in household28.1%
962 households
3 people in household18.3%
625 households
4 people in household14.1%
481 households
5 people in household4.8%
164 households
6 people in household1.8%
62 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,607 residents
15–2916.6%
1,419 residents
30–4424.9%
2,121 residents
45–6425.5%
2,172 residents
65 and over14.2%
1,209 residents
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.2%
4,878 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.2%
1,721 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.3%
877 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.2%
699 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
355 residents
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.5%
3,043 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
977 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
546 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
4,468 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.5%
2,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,616 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
4,313 residents
Good health34.4%
2,930 residents
Fair health10.8%
921 residents
Bad health3.4%
286 residents
Very bad health0.9%
78 residents
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
7,334 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,193 residents
Grove Park & Lee South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
1,706 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,140 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
446 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Grove Park & Lee South · 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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