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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
132
Population
345
Males
51%
Females
49%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
114
England❚CR2 2UG❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
41
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
39
C2 Skilled manual workers
17
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
17

Age Groups

Population
345
Under 16
24%
16 - 64
68%
65 or over
8%
Under 4
11%
5 - 15
14%
16 - 29
16%
30 - 44
28%
45 - 59
20%
60 - 74
7%
75 or over
5%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
261
Single
92
Married
134
Separated
6
Divorced
17
Widowed
12

Health

Population
345
Very good
189
Good
110
Fair
35
Bad
7
Very bad
17

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
261
England❚CR2 2UG❚
Degree or above
30
2+ A Levels or equivalent
13
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
39
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
37
Apprenticeship
105
Other qualifications
11
No qualifications
26

Ethnicity

Population
345
White British
162
White Irish
4
White Other
16
Mixed Black Caribbean
6
Mixed Black African
4
Mixed Asian
12
Mixed Other
10
Asian Indian
46
Asian Pakistani
6
Asian Bangladeshi
6
Asian Chinese
9
Asian Other
13
Black African
24
Black Caribbean
17
Black Other
4
Other
6

Country of Birth

Population
345
England
237
Scotland
6
Ireland
3
Germany
3
Italy
1
Spain
1
Poland
1
Turkey
1
Ghana
1
Nigeria
1
Kenya
7
South Africa
1
Middle East
2
China
5
Bangladesh
2
India
11
Pakistan
2
Sri Lanka
4
Philippines
2
USA
1
South America
7
Carribean
8
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
345
Christian
183
Hindu
48
Jewish
6
Muslim
21
Sikh
2
No religion
68
Not stated
17

Industry

Population
171
Mining
1
Manufacturing
6
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
2
Construction
20
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
25
Transport and storage
12
Accommodation and food
8
Information and communication
7
Financial and insurance
25
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
12
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
14
Education
14
Human health and social work
13

Economic Activity

Population
244
England❚CR2 2UG❚
Full-Time employee
105
Part-Time employee
34
Self employed
30
Unemployed
16
Retired
13
Looking after home/family
10
Long-term sick/disabled
7
Student
22
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
6
Unemployed - never worked
3
Unemployed - Long term
8

Housing Tenure

All categoies
132
Owned outright
35
Owned with mortgage
72
Rented - other social
2
Rented - private landlord
20
Rented - other private
3

Housing Types

All categoies
134
Occupied
132
Unoccupied
2
Detached
20
Semi detached
46
Terraced
35
Flat - purpose built
32
Flat - converted
1

Household Size

All categoies
132
One person
40
Two people
28
Three people
29
Four people
21
Five people
9
Six people
3
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