Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000833

North Dulwich

North Dulwich is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,487 residents in Southwark. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southwark
7,487

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,046

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,060.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

56.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.6%

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.

Upper Sydenham, Lewisham7,035 residents · 44.4% owned · 47.0% no carBrockley West, Lewisham8,295 residents · 36.3% owned · 49.3% no carBattersea Latchmere, Wandsworth7,900 residents · 28.6% owned · 59.0% no carTulse Hill, Lambeth8,630 residents · 23.4% owned · 58.0% no carPerry Vale, Lewisham8,134 residents · 48.0% owned · 44.0% no carSydenham Wells, Lewisham8,131 residents · 41.4% owned · 45.5% no car

Most similar within Southwark

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Nunhead North, Southwark9,688 residents · 31.3% owned · 51.2% no carBurgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Dulwich

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

Tenure

Social rented45.6%
1,390 households
Owned34.9%
1,062 households
Private rented18.3%
558 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement74.3%
2,263 households
Terraced12.4%
377 households
Semi-detached7.5%
228 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
113 households
Detached1.4%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household56%
1,706 households
1 car or van in household37.8%
1,150 households
2 cars or vans in household5.3%
160 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1%
30 households
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.2%
1,255 households
3 bedrooms26.3%
801 households
1 bedroom19.9%
607 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
385 households
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56%
1,705 households
One-person household30.9%
940 households
Other household types13.2%
401 households
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.8%
939 households
2 people in household29.8%
909 households
3 people in household17.4%
530 households
4 people in household13.2%
401 households
5 people in household5.2%
157 households
6 people in household2.1%
64 households
8 or more people in household1%
29 households
7 people in household0.6%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,453 residents
15–2920.8%
1,557 residents
30–4426.7%
2,003 residents
45–6425%
1,875 residents
65 and over8%
600 residents
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White43.8%
3,277 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African32.9%
2,460 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10%
752 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
542 residents
Other ethnic group6.1%
454 residents
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.6%
3,247 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.9%
646 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.1%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
147 residents aged 16 and over
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.7%
4,084 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.2%
1,680 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
183 residents aged 16 and over
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,473 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.2%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
241 residents aged 16 and over
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.8%
4,255 residents
Good health29.9%
2,236 residents
Fair health8.9%
668 residents
Bad health3.3%
245 residents
Very bad health1.1%
82 residents
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
6,473 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
1,014 residents
North Dulwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.3%
1,472 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
970 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
143 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
North Dulwich · 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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