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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000828

Peckham North

Peckham North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,813 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
8,813

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,596

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13,848.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

62.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.4%

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 carDeptford North, Lewisham8,789 residents · 20.6% owned · 60.0% no carNew Cross Gate, Lewisham10,281 residents · 26.6% owned · 58.8% no carLoughborough Road, Lambeth8,362 residents · 18.8% owned · 63.3% no carClapham Park East & Streatham Hill North, Lambeth8,321 residents · 20.9% owned · 62.6% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Camberwell North, Southwark9,882 residents · 26.6% owned · 64.0% no carCamberwell Green, Southwark11,311 residents · 20.7% owned · 69.7% no carBurgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no carPeckham North West, Southwark10,225 residents · 16.3% owned · 58.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Peckham North

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

Tenure

Social rented48.9%
1,758 households
Private rented24.7%
888 households
Owned21.6%
777 households
Shared ownership4.3%
155 households
Lives rent free0.5%
18 households
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement62.3%
2,236 households
Terraced17.4%
625 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10%
360 households
Semi-detached5.1%
184 households
Detached2.5%
90 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
65 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household62.7%
2,254 households
1 car or van in household31.6%
1,137 households
2 cars or vans in household4.6%
165 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
38 households
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms30.2%
1,087 households
2 bedrooms30%
1,077 households
1 bedroom29.8%
1,070 households
4 or more bedrooms10%
360 households
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.5%
1,815 households
One-person household32.9%
1,184 households
Other household types16.6%
596 households
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.9%
1,184 households
2 people in household27.2%
979 households
3 people in household17.9%
643 households
4 people in household11.9%
426 households
5 people in household6.3%
225 households
6 people in household2.6%
92 households
7 people in household0.7%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,424 residents
15–2927%
2,375 residents
30–4425.3%
2,229 residents
45–6424.2%
2,130 residents
65 and over7.4%
654 residents
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African39.6%
3,494 residents
White34.9%
3,081 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%
944 residents
Other ethnic group8.4%
742 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%
556 residents
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.4%
3,380 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,299 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
572 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
4,768 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.3%
2,210 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.2%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.9%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.5%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
4,597 residents
Good health33%
2,905 residents
Fair health10.5%
929 residents
Bad health3.4%
297 residents
Very bad health1%
85 residents
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
7,543 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,270 residents
Peckham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.1%
1,405 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,261 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.8%
710 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
207 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Peckham 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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