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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000830

Camberwell South

Camberwell South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,884 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
8,884

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,765

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,630.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

64.3%

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.

Streatham Hill, Lambeth9,378 residents · 39.8% owned · 51.6% no carHighbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carTollington, Islington11,396 residents · 29.2% owned · 65.0% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carHerne Hill East, Lambeth9,525 residents · 39.9% owned · 53.1% no carBrownswood, Hackney9,286 residents · 29.3% owned · 66.1% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Peckham Rye, Southwark9,353 residents · 38.7% owned · 54.1% no carPeckham Rye Common, Southwark9,388 residents · 45.5% owned · 45.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Camberwell South

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

Tenure

Owned41.3%
1,555 households
Private rented30.3%
1,141 households
Social rented26.1%
984 households
Lives rent free1.2%
45 households
Shared ownership1.1%
40 households
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.9%
1,349 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits28.2%
1,060 households
Terraced21.2%
796 households
Semi-detached7.2%
270 households
Detached3.7%
141 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.6%
97 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
48 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52.4%
1,969 households
1 car or van in household40%
1,506 households
2 cars or vans in household6.6%
250 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1%
36 households
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom29.6%
1,112 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,084 households
4 or more bedrooms21.4%
803 households
3 bedrooms20.3%
762 households
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52%
1,955 households
One-person household30.4%
1,142 households
Other household types17.7%
664 households
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
1,336 households
1 person in household30.4%
1,142 households
3 people in household16.2%
611 households
4 people in household10.8%
407 households
5 people in household4.7%
176 households
6 people in household1.5%
57 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,187 residents
15–2925.3%
2,247 residents
30–4428.6%
2,538 residents
45–6424%
2,134 residents
65 and over8.8%
779 residents
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.6%
5,380 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.2%
1,703 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.2%
730 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%
642 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
429 residents
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above64.3%
4,910 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.2%
779 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.1%
541 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.6%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.6%
5,550 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.4%
1,862 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27%
2,065 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,882 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.2%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57%
5,066 residents
Good health30%
2,668 residents
Fair health9.5%
844 residents
Bad health2.6%
228 residents
Very bad health0.9%
78 residents
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
7,719 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,165 residents
Camberwell South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54%
2,033 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.2%
1,136 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
461 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
124 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Camberwell South · 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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