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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000679

Perry Vale

Perry Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,134 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
8,134

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,375

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,664.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.8%

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.

Gipsy Hill, Lambeth7,665 residents · 37.4% owned · 47.9% no carWest Norwood West & Streatham East, Lambeth8,592 residents · 54.2% owned · 38.9% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carHornfair Park, Greenwich8,238 residents · 40.7% owned · 38.2% no carNunhead South & Newlands, Southwark7,680 residents · 51.8% owned · 40.3% no carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sydenham Wells, Lewisham8,131 residents · 41.4% owned · 45.5% no carUpper Sydenham, Lewisham7,035 residents · 44.4% owned · 47.0% no carLower Sydenham, Lewisham8,267 residents · 45.6% owned · 43.8% no carManor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Perry Vale

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

Tenure

Owned48%
1,619 households
Social rented28.9%
975 households
Private rented21.8%
736 households
Shared ownership1.1%
36 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement43%
1,451 households
Terraced24.9%
840 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.6%
492 households
Semi-detached12.6%
424 households
Detached4%
134 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44%
1,487 households
1 car or van in household43.1%
1,455 households
2 cars or vans in household10.2%
343 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.7%
91 households
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30.5%
1,031 households
3 bedrooms30.3%
1,022 households
1 bedroom22.3%
752 households
4 or more bedrooms16.9%
570 households
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.1%
1,928 households
One-person household32%
1,079 households
Other household types10.9%
369 households
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32%
1,079 households
2 people in household30.1%
1,016 households
3 people in household16.1%
544 households
4 people in household14.2%
478 households
5 people in household4.7%
159 households
6 people in household1.9%
65 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.3%
1,651 residents
15–2918%
1,467 residents
30–4427.2%
2,215 residents
45–6423.5%
1,913 residents
65 and over10.9%
886 residents
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55.7%
4,530 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African24.9%
2,027 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.3%
678 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%
571 residents
Other ethnic group4%
327 residents
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.8%
3,252 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.1%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.7%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.6%
4,328 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.2%
1,933 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,604 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.3%
4,336 residents
Good health31.6%
2,567 residents
Fair health10.6%
866 residents
Bad health3.5%
283 residents
Very bad health1%
81 residents
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
6,901 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,231 residents
Perry Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%
1,576 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,077 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
517 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
22 households
Perry Vale · 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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