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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000824

Peckham Park Road

Peckham Park Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,903 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
9,903

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,791

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,198.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.3%

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.

Loughborough Road, Lambeth8,362 residents · 18.8% owned · 63.3% no carWhite City, Hammersmith and Fulham7,034 residents · 17.7% owned · 60.9% no carDeptford North, Lewisham8,789 residents · 20.6% owned · 60.0% no carTulse Hill, Lambeth8,630 residents · 23.4% owned · 58.0% no carHomerton South, Hackney11,882 residents · 16.9% owned · 67.8% no carHackney Marshes, Hackney6,845 residents · 16.4% owned · 62.5% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Peckham North West, Southwark10,225 residents · 16.3% owned · 58.9% no carWalworth South, Southwark6,719 residents · 12.8% owned · 69.0% no carPeckham North, Southwark8,813 residents · 21.6% owned · 62.7% no carCamberwell North, Southwark9,882 residents · 26.6% owned · 64.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Peckham Park Road

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

Tenure

Social rented63.8%
2,419 households
Private rented17.2%
652 households
Owned16.5%
626 households
Shared ownership1.4%
53 households
Lives rent free1.1%
41 households
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement76.9%
2,917 households
Terraced10.3%
392 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.3%
163 households
Semi-detached3.9%
149 households
Detached1.9%
73 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
43 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
20 households
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60.6%
2,300 households
1 car or van in household32.3%
1,226 households
2 cars or vans in household6.1%
231 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%
36 households
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.3%
1,453 households
3 bedrooms30.1%
1,141 households
1 bedroom22%
832 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
364 households
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.4%
2,064 households
One-person household29.7%
1,127 households
Other household types15.8%
601 households
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.8%
1,127 households
2 people in household27.1%
1,028 households
3 people in household18%
680 households
4 people in household13.3%
504 households
5 people in household6.4%
243 households
6 people in household2.6%
100 households
8 or more people in household1.7%
64 households
7 people in household1.1%
42 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,886 residents
15–2925.7%
2,542 residents
30–4422.3%
2,212 residents
45–6425.2%
2,496 residents
65 and over7.7%
763 residents
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African48.8%
4,836 residents
White26%
2,576 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.6%
948 residents
Other ethnic group8.3%
826 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
716 residents
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.3%
3,249 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,457 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
4,950 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.4%
2,625 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.8%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.2%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.8%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.4%
5,190 residents
Good health31.5%
3,120 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,121 residents
Bad health3.5%
348 residents
Very bad health1.2%
123 residents
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
8,516 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,386 residents
Peckham Park Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%
1,411 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.6%
1,349 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.5%
779 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
236 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Peckham Park Road · 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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