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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000831

Peckham Rye

Peckham Rye is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,353 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
9,353

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,053

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,605.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

54.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

62.4%

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.

Streatham Hill, Lambeth9,378 residents · 39.8% owned · 51.6% no carPoets' Corner & Brockwell Park, Lambeth9,812 residents · 32.2% owned · 60.0% no carWest Norwood East, Lambeth9,533 residents · 42.7% owned · 47.7% no carHerne Hill East, Lambeth9,525 residents · 39.9% owned · 53.1% no carWest Dulwich, Lambeth9,809 residents · 39.3% owned · 49.2% no carBrockley East & St Johns, Lewisham8,204 residents · 37.5% owned · 53.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Peckham Rye

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

Tenure

Owned38.7%
1,569 households
Social rented30.2%
1,226 households
Private rented28.2%
1,142 households
Shared ownership2.8%
113 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.5%
1,440 households
Terraced27.8%
1,128 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits22.3%
904 households
Semi-detached7.7%
313 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
101 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
86 households
Detached1.9%
79 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household54.1%
2,191 households
1 car or van in household39.5%
1,599 households
2 cars or vans in household5.5%
224 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%
38 households
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.5%
1,398 households
1 bedroom25.6%
1,039 households
3 bedrooms24.8%
1,006 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
609 households
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.1%
2,192 households
One-person household30.3%
1,226 households
Other household types15.6%
633 households
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,407 households
1 person in household30.2%
1,226 households
3 people in household17.4%
705 households
4 people in household12.1%
492 households
5 people in household3.8%
154 households
6 people in household1.1%
46 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,480 residents
15–2923.7%
2,221 residents
30–4429.8%
2,785 residents
45–6421.8%
2,040 residents
65 and over8.8%
826 residents
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.4%
5,556 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African23.1%
2,161 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.8%
725 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
515 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
396 residents
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above62.4%
4,860 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.3%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.6%
824 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.4%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)73.4%
5,718 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.3%
1,889 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.2%
2,118 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,795 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.6%
5,384 residents
Good health29.3%
2,737 residents
Fair health9.4%
883 residents
Bad health2.8%
264 residents
Very bad health0.9%
83 residents
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
8,016 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,339 residents
Peckham Rye · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53%
2,149 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
1,215 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
525 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
154 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Peckham Rye · 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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