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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000686

Beckenham Hill

Beckenham Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,536 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
7,536

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,044

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,353.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Woolwich Glyndon, Greenwich7,721 residents · 26.3% owned · 49.4% no carWoolwich West, Greenwich7,561 residents · 25.1% owned · 49.0% no carWest Norwood South, Lambeth7,825 residents · 33.8% owned · 49.2% no carSelhurst North, Croydon10,818 residents · 37.6% owned · 46.8% no carWoodside & Ashburton, Croydon8,902 residents · 46.2% owned · 37.8% no carWood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chinbrook, Lewisham6,768 residents · 41.9% owned · 40.5% no carBellingham & Perry Hill, Lewisham8,473 residents · 43.9% owned · 41.0% no carDownham West, Lewisham7,968 residents · 46.1% owned · 37.1% no carFurther Green, Lewisham6,961 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beckenham Hill

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

Tenure

Social rented47.8%
1,455 households
Owned28.3%
861 households
Private rented21.4%
652 households
Shared ownership2.3%
69 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement56.8%
1,729 households
Terraced20.3%
619 households
Semi-detached14.4%
437 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.5%
168 households
Detached1.9%
58 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.3%
1,409 households
1 car or van in household41.9%
1,274 households
2 cars or vans in household9.8%
298 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%
63 households
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.1%
1,312 households
3 bedrooms29.6%
902 households
1 bedroom21.9%
668 households
4 or more bedrooms5.3%
162 households
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
1,752 households
One-person household33.1%
1,007 households
Other household types9.4%
285 households
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.1%
1,007 households
2 people in household27.3%
830 households
3 people in household17.1%
522 households
4 people in household12%
364 households
5 people in household6%
182 households
6 people in household2.6%
78 households
7 people in household1.2%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
26 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.1%
1,668 residents
15–2919.3%
1,456 residents
30–4423.3%
1,759 residents
45–6427.3%
2,060 residents
65 and over7.9%
593 residents
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White39%
2,939 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African38.3%
2,889 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
692 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.2%
616 residents
Other ethnic group5.3%
401 residents
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
2,022 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
666 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
3,541 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
2,028 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.5%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
3,720 residents
Good health32.4%
2,438 residents
Fair health12.7%
956 residents
Bad health4%
304 residents
Very bad health1.6%
117 residents
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
6,307 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,229 residents
Beckenham Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.4%
1,168 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,057 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
576 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
222 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
21 households
Beckenham 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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