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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006798

New Cross & Deptford South

New Cross & Deptford South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,888 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
8,888

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,774

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,835.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

24.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

63.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.7%

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.

Camberwell Green, Southwark11,311 residents · 20.7% owned · 69.7% no carCharlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard, Greenwich7,641 residents · 20.4% owned · 60.1% no carBurgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Southwark8,685 residents · 22.6% owned · 65.3% no carBrixton North, Lambeth10,785 residents · 19.7% owned · 69.5% no carPeckham North, Southwark8,813 residents · 21.6% owned · 62.7% no carWalworth South, Southwark6,719 residents · 12.8% owned · 69.0% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Deptford North, Lewisham8,789 residents · 20.6% owned · 60.0% no carCentral Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no carNew Cross Gate, Lewisham10,281 residents · 26.6% owned · 58.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Cross & Deptford South

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

Tenure

Social rented42.9%
1,619 households
Private rented31.3%
1,181 households
Owned24.1%
910 households
Shared ownership1.4%
52 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement71.7%
2,706 households
Terraced12.7%
478 households
Semi-detached5.4%
205 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4%
150 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.2%
121 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
62 households
Detached1.4%
52 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household63.3%
2,390 households
1 car or van in household30.1%
1,136 households
2 cars or vans in household5.8%
220 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%
31 households
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.6%
1,419 households
1 bedroom33%
1,246 households
3 bedrooms22.7%
857 households
4 or more bedrooms6.7%
254 households
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.8%
1,883 households
One-person household34.5%
1,304 households
Other household types15.6%
591 households
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.5%
1,304 households
2 people in household31.7%
1,196 households
3 people in household15.5%
586 households
4 people in household9.8%
370 households
5 people in household4.8%
181 households
6 people in household2.5%
94 households
7 people in household0.7%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,388 residents
15–2926.6%
2,362 residents
30–4428.1%
2,499 residents
45–6422.9%
2,036 residents
65 and over6.8%
604 residents
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White39%
3,466 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African33.8%
3,000 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.4%
1,193 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.3%
650 residents
Other ethnic group6.5%
579 residents
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.7%
3,757 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.2%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
972 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.2%
608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
515 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
216 residents aged 16 and over
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.4%
4,923 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.3%
2,174 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.3%
318 residents aged 16 and over
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,613 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.7%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
352 residents aged 16 and over
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
4,578 residents
Good health32.8%
2,914 residents
Fair health11.2%
999 residents
Bad health3.6%
323 residents
Very bad health0.8%
73 residents
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%
7,634 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%
1,254 residents
New Cross & Deptford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.8%
1,542 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,381 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
655 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
186 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
New Cross & Deptford 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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