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Administrative Areas

Ward
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Local Authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Region
London
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban major conurbation
Households
166
Population
470
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
123
England❚CR2 2NB❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
40
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
43
C2 Skilled manual workers
17
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
23

Age Groups

Population
470
Under 16
26%
16 - 64
61%
65 or over
14%
Under 4
7%
5 - 15
18%
16 - 29
14%
30 - 44
21%
45 - 59
22%
60 - 74
11%
75 or over
5%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
350
Single
104
Married
197
Separated
3
Divorced
27
Widowed
19

Health

Population
470
Very good
230
Good
179
Fair
40
Bad
15
Very bad
27

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
350
England❚CR2 2NB❚
Degree or above
43
2+ A Levels or equivalent
12
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
51
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
39
Apprenticeship
120
Other qualifications
30
No qualifications
55

Ethnicity

Population
470
White British
239
White Irish
6
White Other
23
Mixed Black Caribbean
4
Mixed Black African
6
Mixed Asian
7
Mixed Other
6
Asian Indian
73
Asian Pakistani
6
Asian Bangladeshi
4
Asian Chinese
8
Asian Other
32
Black African
15
Black Caribbean
22
Black Other
13
Other
6

Country of Birth

Population
470
England
356
Scotland
5
Wales
2
Ireland
4
Italy
1
Portugal
1
Poland
6
Turkey
6
Ghana
5
Nigeria
1
Kenya
12
Zimbabwe
2
Middle East
5
China
1
Hong Kong
3
Bangladesh
4
India
21
Pakistan
3
Sri Lanka
5
Philippines
1
South America
1
Carribean
3

Religion

Population
470
Christian
267
Buddhist
6
Hindu
62
Muslim
24
No religion
81
Not stated
30

Industry

Population
218
Manufacturing
7
Construction
20
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
31
Transport and storage
13
Accommodation and food
12
Information and communication
12
Financial and insurance
23
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
18
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
17
Education
23
Human health and social work
24

Economic Activity

Population
325
England❚CR2 2NB❚
Full-Time employee
126
Part-Time employee
46
Self employed
38
Unemployed
3
Retired
39
Looking after home/family
23
Long-term sick/disabled
11
Student
30
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
166
Owned outright
50
Owned with mortgage
58
Shared ownership
20
Rented - council
4
Rented - other social
14
Rented - private landlord
18
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
169
Occupied
166
Unoccupied
3
Detached
63
Semi detached
42
Terraced
46
Flat - purpose built
17
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
166
One person
28
Two people
52
Three people
30
Four people
38
Five people
12
Six people
6

Nearby postcodes

CR8 2JJ CR8 2JW CR8 2FE CR8 2JR CR8 2JD CR8 2JQ CR8 2ND CR8 2NP CR8 2NH CR2 6DH CR8 2NA

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019