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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000681

Bellingham & Perry Hill

Bellingham & Perry Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,473 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
8,473

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,351

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,258.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.2%

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.

Woodside & Ashburton, Croydon8,902 residents · 46.2% owned · 37.8% no carWickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carPlumstead South, Greenwich6,332 residents · 55.7% owned · 35.3% no carHornfair Park, Greenwich8,238 residents · 40.7% owned · 38.2% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no carCharlton Village, Greenwich7,865 residents · 31.0% owned · 44.3% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chinbrook, Lewisham6,768 residents · 41.9% owned · 40.5% no carFurther Green, Lewisham6,961 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.9% no carDownham West, Lewisham7,968 residents · 46.1% owned · 37.1% no carForster Park & Southend, Lewisham8,932 residents · 44.0% owned · 36.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bellingham & Perry Hill

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

Tenure

Owned43.9%
1,470 households
Social rented33.1%
1,110 households
Private rented22.1%
740 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.6%
1,227 households
Semi-detached27.8%
931 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.4%
651 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11%
368 households
Detached3.5%
118 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,406 households
No cars or vans in household41%
1,375 households
2 cars or vans in household13.1%
439 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%
130 households
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.7%
1,531 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
826 households
1 bedroom18.5%
621 households
4 or more bedrooms11.1%
373 households
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
1,966 households
One-person household31%
1,039 households
Other household types10.3%
345 households
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31%
1,039 households
2 people in household27.4%
917 households
3 people in household16.4%
551 households
4 people in household14.6%
488 households
5 people in household6.6%
221 households
6 people in household2.6%
87 households
7 people in household0.8%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,687 residents
15–2918.2%
1,547 residents
30–4422.6%
1,916 residents
45–6427.2%
2,302 residents
65 and over12.1%
1,025 residents
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White45.4%
3,845 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African33.5%
2,835 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.9%
751 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.8%
661 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
382 residents
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.2%
2,546 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,325 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
822 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
631 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
4,105 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,387 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,325 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.1%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.7%
4,295 residents
Good health31.8%
2,693 residents
Fair health12%
1,019 residents
Bad health3.8%
325 residents
Very bad health1.7%
141 residents
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
7,095 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,378 residents
Bellingham & Perry Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,363 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,146 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
625 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
196 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
20 households
Bellingham & Perry Hill · 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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