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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000683

Chinbrook

Chinbrook is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,768 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
6,768

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,724

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,056.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.7%

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.

Hornfair Park, Greenwich8,238 residents · 40.7% owned · 38.2% no carWickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carWoodside & Ashburton, Croydon8,902 residents · 46.2% owned · 37.8% no carWaddon South, Croydon10,857 residents · 45.1% owned · 31.3% no carMottingham, Bromley9,330 residents · 48.9% owned · 31.6% no carPlumstead South, Greenwich6,332 residents · 55.7% owned · 35.3% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Downham West, Lewisham7,968 residents · 46.1% owned · 37.1% no carBellingham & Perry Hill, Lewisham8,473 residents · 43.9% owned · 41.0% no carFurther Green, Lewisham6,961 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chinbrook

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

Tenure

Owned41.9%
1,142 households
Social rented35.4%
965 households
Private rented21.3%
579 households
Shared ownership1.4%
37 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36%
980 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31%
844 households
Semi-detached23.3%
636 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.6%
125 households
Detached4%
108 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,154 households
No cars or vans in household40.5%
1,104 households
2 cars or vans in household14.1%
383 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
83 households
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%
1,082 households
2 bedrooms33.3%
907 households
1 bedroom17.7%
481 households
4 or more bedrooms9.3%
254 households
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.8%
1,576 households
One-person household31.4%
856 households
Other household types10.8%
293 households
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.4%
856 households
2 people in household27%
734 households
3 people in household18.7%
509 households
4 people in household14.1%
384 households
5 people in household5.4%
148 households
6 people in household1.9%
51 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
23 households
7 people in household0.7%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,262 residents
15–2919.4%
1,313 residents
30–4423.4%
1,586 residents
45–6426.5%
1,793 residents
65 and over12%
812 residents
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51.8%
3,503 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African28.9%
1,955 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.6%
517 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.8%
463 residents
Other ethnic group4.9%
329 residents
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.7%
1,933 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63%
3,412 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.6%
1,874 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.8%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
3,326 residents
Good health32.8%
2,222 residents
Fair health12%
812 residents
Bad health4.5%
302 residents
Very bad health1.6%
106 residents
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
5,652 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,116 residents
Chinbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.3%
1,153 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
862 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
522 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
177 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Chinbrook · 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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