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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
119
Population
298
Males
46%
Females
54%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
103
England❚CR2 2QB❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
22
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
47
C2 Skilled manual workers
18
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
16

Age Groups

Population
298
Under 16
26%
16 - 64
66%
65 or over
8%
Under 4
14%
5 - 15
12%
16 - 29
24%
30 - 44
22%
45 - 59
17%
60 - 74
6%
75 or over
4%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
220
Single
108
Married
81
Civil partnership
2
Separated
9
Divorced
10
Widowed
10

Health

Population
298
Very good
131
Good
122
Fair
35
Bad
8
Very bad
10

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
220
England❚CR2 2QB❚
Degree or above
27
2+ A Levels or equivalent
5
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
36
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
46
Apprenticeship
59
Other qualifications
16
No qualifications
31

Ethnicity

Population
298
White British
168
White Irish
6
White Other
12
Mixed Black Caribbean
18
Mixed Other
10
Asian Indian
23
Asian Chinese
4
Asian Other
7
Black African
30
Black Caribbean
7
Black Other
8
Arab
1
Other
4

Country of Birth

Population
298
England
236
Scotland
5
Wales
2
Ireland
3
France
2
Germany
2
Italy
1
Spain
1
Poland
3
Ghana
4
Kenya
3
Hong Kong
2
India
10
Sri Lanka
3
USA
2
South America
3
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
298
Christian
190
Buddhist
2
Hindu
15
Jewish
2
Muslim
12
Sikh
1
Other
2
No religion
53
Not stated
21

Industry

Population
144
Manufacturing
6
Construction
12
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
25
Transport and storage
4
Accommodation and food
3
Information and communication
12
Financial and insurance
6
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
16
Administrative and support
16
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
14
Education
10
Human health and social work
10

Economic Activity

Population
207
England❚CR2 2QB❚
Full-Time employee
93
Part-Time employee
25
Self employed
18
Unemployed
9
Retired
11
Looking after home/family
17
Long-term sick/disabled
3
Student
24
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
6

Housing Tenure

All categoies
119
Owned outright
23
Owned with mortgage
55
Rented - council
3
Rented - other social
15
Rented - private landlord
20
Living rent free
3

Housing Types

All categoies
123
Occupied
119
Unoccupied
4
Detached
7
Semi detached
42
Terraced
18
Flat - purpose built
40
Flat - converted
16

Household Size

All categoies
119
One person
35
Two people
33
Three people
23
Four people
19
Five people
5
Six people
2
Seven people
1
Eight or over
1

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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