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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000826

Camberwell North

Camberwell North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,882 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
9,882

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,023

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,965.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

64.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.0%

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.

Brixton North, Lambeth10,785 residents · 19.7% owned · 69.5% no carQueenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carStockwell East, Lambeth9,631 residents · 26.0% owned · 64.5% no carNew Cross Gate, Lewisham10,281 residents · 26.6% owned · 58.8% no carClapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Lambeth8,321 residents · 20.9% owned · 62.6% no carLambeth Walk & North Kennington, Lambeth9,099 residents · 25.6% owned · 68.4% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Peckham North, Southwark8,813 residents · 21.6% owned · 62.7% no carCamberwell Green, Southwark11,311 residents · 20.7% owned · 69.7% no carWalworth North, Southwark9,791 residents · 21.9% owned · 73.0% no carBurgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Camberwell North

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

Tenure

Social rented46.6%
1,876 households
Owned26.6%
1,070 households
Private rented22%
886 households
Shared ownership4.1%
163 households
Lives rent free0.7%
28 households
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement70.2%
2,825 households
Terraced11.8%
475 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.7%
389 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.5%
141 households
Semi-detached3.2%
127 households
Detached1.2%
47 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household64%
2,573 households
1 car or van in household31.3%
1,258 households
2 cars or vans in household4.1%
164 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
25 households
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.2%
1,417 households
1 bedroom31.7%
1,276 households
3 bedrooms24.2%
972 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
355 households
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.7%
2,040 households
One-person household33.6%
1,352 households
Other household types15.7%
631 households
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.6%
1,352 households
2 people in household30.9%
1,244 households
3 people in household16.7%
671 households
4 people in household9.7%
390 households
5 people in household4.5%
182 households
6 people in household2.2%
90 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
60 households
7 people in household0.9%
35 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,527 residents
15–2925.4%
2,509 residents
30–4427.8%
2,748 residents
45–6423%
2,273 residents
65 and over8.3%
824 residents
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White43.3%
4,282 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African34%
3,358 residents
Other ethnic group8.2%
811 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%
756 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.9%
678 residents
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50%
4,123 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,299 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.1%
672 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.9%
5,429 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30%
2,476 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.1%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,731 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.7%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%
5,381 residents
Good health31.5%
3,117 residents
Fair health10.2%
1,008 residents
Bad health2.8%
281 residents
Very bad health1%
94 residents
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
8,573 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,308 residents
Camberwell North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.4%
1,785 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,315 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
683 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
226 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Camberwell North · 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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