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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000827

Camberwell Green

Camberwell Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,311 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
11,311

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,018

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,604.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

69.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.2%

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.

Brixton North, Lambeth10,785 residents · 19.7% owned · 69.5% no carNew Cross & Deptford South, Lewisham8,888 residents · 24.1% owned · 63.3% no carLambeth Walk & North Kennington, Lambeth9,099 residents · 25.6% owned · 68.4% no carClapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Lambeth8,321 residents · 20.9% owned · 62.6% no carStockwell North, Lambeth7,859 residents · 20.9% owned · 66.0% no carStockwell West, Lambeth9,304 residents · 17.9% owned · 66.4% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% 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 Camberwell Green

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

Tenure

Social rented55.1%
2,766 households
Private rented20.9%
1,050 households
Owned20.7%
1,041 households
Shared ownership2.9%
145 households
Lives rent free0.3%
16 households
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement81.7%
4,102 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.9%
396 households
Terraced4.2%
213 households
Semi-detached1.9%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
83 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
83 households
Detached0.7%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
12 households
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household69.7%
3,499 households
1 car or van in household26.4%
1,323 households
2 cars or vans in household3.4%
172 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
24 households
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.4%
2,027 households
1 bedroom33.7%
1,689 households
3 bedrooms19%
951 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
351 households
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.3%
2,476 households
One-person household36.2%
1,818 households
Other household types14.4%
724 households
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.2%
1,818 households
2 people in household31.8%
1,598 households
3 people in household15.2%
763 households
4 people in household9.4%
472 households
5 people in household4.3%
216 households
6 people in household2.1%
105 households
7 people in household0.5%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,811 residents
15–2924.3%
2,747 residents
30–4425.8%
2,914 residents
45–6425%
2,828 residents
65 and over8.9%
1,011 residents
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African38.6%
4,363 residents
White36.1%
4,085 residents
Other ethnic group9.5%
1,076 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.4%
947 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.4%
842 residents
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.2%
4,612 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
1,517 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
833 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.1%
6,287 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.4%
2,759 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,891 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
1,354 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.4%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.8%
6,089 residents
Good health31.4%
3,549 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,189 residents
Bad health3.3%
371 residents
Very bad health1%
113 residents
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
9,763 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,548 residents
Camberwell Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41%
2,057 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,864 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
831 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
254 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Camberwell Green · 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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