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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007008

Central Lewisham North

Central Lewisham North is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,766 residents in Lewisham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Lewisham
5,766

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,659

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15,861.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

73.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

63.2%

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.

Mill Meads, Newham6,888 residents · 18.6% owned · 70.8% no carGreenwich Peninsula East, Greenwich8,401 residents · 28.4% owned · 63.6% no carGreenwich & Deptford Creekside, Greenwich12,093 residents · 24.5% owned · 64.1% no carSilvertown & Royal Wharf, Newham11,244 residents · 24.2% owned · 60.1% no carBlackwall, Tower Hamlets7,461 residents · 24.2% owned · 70.5% no carCentral Croydon, Croydon7,373 residents · 21.0% owned · 68.1% no car

Most similar within Lewisham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Silwood & Pepys, Lewisham12,606 residents · 23.2% owned · 63.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Lewisham North

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

Tenure

Private rented49%
1,303 households
Social rented23.7%
629 households
Owned21.8%
580 households
Shared ownership5.5%
146 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement87.4%
2,325 households
Terraced7%
186 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
53 households
Semi-detached1.8%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 households
Detached0.7%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household73.2%
1,948 households
1 car or van in household24.1%
641 households
2 cars or vans in household2.1%
57 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
14 households
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom44.2%
1,177 households
2 bedrooms39.4%
1,049 households
3 bedrooms13.6%
362 households
4 or more bedrooms2.7%
72 households
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.4%
1,449 households
One-person household34.5%
919 households
Other household types11%
294 households
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%
1,053 households
1 person in household34.5%
918 households
3 people in household15.9%
424 households
4 people in household6.6%
175 households
5 people in household2.5%
66 households
6 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514%
805 residents
15–2930.8%
1,772 residents
30–4438.7%
2,231 residents
45–6413.9%
799 residents
65 and over2.7%
154 residents
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White46.3%
2,667 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.7%
1,251 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.5%
1,066 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.4%
425 residents
Other ethnic group6.2%
355 residents
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above63.2%
3,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
617 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.5%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.8%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)74.9%
3,693 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive20.7%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.2%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
334 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.7%
281 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.2%
3,411 residents
Good health30.7%
1,770 residents
Fair health7.7%
446 residents
Bad health1.9%
107 residents
Very bad health0.5%
30 residents
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.1%
5,194 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.9%
569 residents
Central Lewisham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.7%
1,536 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.3%
780 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
276 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Central Lewisham North · 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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