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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006787

Elmers End

Elmers End is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,896 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
7,896

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,091

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,232.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.9%

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.

Worcester Park East, Sutton9,420 residents · 69.8% owned · 17.7% no carHighams Park East, Waltham Forest10,493 residents · 68.0% owned · 23.2% no carTwickenham West, Richmond upon Thames11,308 residents · 69.4% owned · 20.4% no carCarshalton Village, Sutton7,611 residents · 71.3% owned · 20.4% no carWhitton, Richmond upon Thames8,107 residents · 68.9% owned · 21.5% no carWest Barnes, Merton8,886 residents · 72.0% owned · 20.5% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chislehurst North, Bromley7,789 residents · 72.2% owned · 16.3% no carEden Park & Bethlem, Bromley8,516 residents · 79.9% owned · 14.7% no carWidmore, Bromley8,818 residents · 74.5% owned · 18.6% no carBickley West, Bromley9,702 residents · 67.4% owned · 24.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Elmers End

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

Tenure

Owned74.2%
2,292 households
Private rented15.7%
486 households
Social rented9%
279 households
Shared ownership1.1%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced47.9%
1,479 households
Semi-detached31.9%
986 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.7%
332 households
Detached3%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
92 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
89 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household51.1%
1,578 households
2 cars or vans in household21.8%
674 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
647 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
192 households
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42%
1,297 households
4 or more bedrooms29.8%
919 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
567 households
1 bedroom9.9%
306 households
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
2,123 households
One-person household25.2%
777 households
Other household types6.1%
188 households
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29%
895 households
1 person in household25.2%
777 households
4 people in household20.2%
623 households
3 people in household19.6%
606 households
5 people in household4.8%
147 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,627 residents
15–2914%
1,102 residents
30–4421.7%
1,712 residents
45–6428.4%
2,245 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,209 residents
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.9%
6,230 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
529 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%
508 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%
471 residents
Other ethnic group2%
156 residents
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.9%
2,821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
847 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
806 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
780 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.7%
4,039 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33%
2,030 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
1,576 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,360 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.9%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
334 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.4%
4,373 residents
Good health32.2%
2,545 residents
Fair health9.1%
719 residents
Bad health2.5%
201 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
6,921 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
973 residents
Elmers End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.6%
1,812 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.5%
882 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
322 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Elmers End · 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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