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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006788

South Norwood Park

South Norwood Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,611 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
7,611

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,894

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,461.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.6%

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.

Wickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carFurther Green, Lewisham6,961 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.9% no carDownham East, Lewisham7,771 residents · 40.9% owned · 36.8% no carChinbrook, Lewisham6,768 residents · 41.9% owned · 40.5% no carGrove Park & Lee South, Lewisham8,527 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.7% no carPlumstead South, Greenwich6,332 residents · 55.7% owned · 35.3% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Addiscombe North, Croydon8,713 residents · 59.5% owned · 32.2% no carWaddon South, Croydon10,857 residents · 45.1% owned · 31.3% no carWoodside & Ashburton, Croydon8,902 residents · 46.2% owned · 37.8% no carThornton Heath North East, Croydon8,414 residents · 61.4% owned · 33.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Norwood Park

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

Tenure

Owned53.5%
1,548 households
Social rented31.4%
910 households
Private rented14.5%
420 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.8%
1,528 households
Semi-detached23.2%
671 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.6%
510 households
Detached3.9%
112 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48%
1,391 households
No cars or vans in household31.9%
924 households
2 cars or vans in household16.6%
481 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
99 households
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.2%
1,425 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
912 households
4 or more bedrooms10.3%
298 households
1 bedroom9%
261 households
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
1,900 households
One-person household24%
694 households
Other household types10.3%
299 households
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.7%
861 households
1 person in household24%
694 households
3 people in household20.4%
592 households
4 people in household16.3%
473 households
5 people in household6.1%
177 households
6 people in household2.2%
64 households
7 people in household0.8%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
1,596 residents
15–2918.6%
1,414 residents
30–4423.2%
1,770 residents
45–6426.7%
2,033 residents
65 and over10.5%
800 residents
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White45%
3,425 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African31.5%
2,394 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups10.2%
779 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.6%
731 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
282 residents
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.6%
2,288 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
740 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
585 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
185 residents aged 16 and over
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%
3,857 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
1,916 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
154 residents aged 16 and over
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.8%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
227 residents aged 16 and over
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,743 residents
Good health33.3%
2,537 residents
Fair health12.2%
925 residents
Bad health4.1%
312 residents
Very bad health1.2%
95 residents
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
6,387 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,223 residents
South Norwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
1,340 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
947 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
455 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
149 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
South Norwood Park · 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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