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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
122
Population
288
Males
50%
Females
50%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
111
England❚CR2 2UQ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
35
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
40
C2 Skilled manual workers
21
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
15

Age Groups

Population
288
Under 16
24%
16 - 64
71%
65 or over
5%
Under 4
12%
5 - 15
12%
16 - 29
20%
30 - 44
32%
45 - 59
16%
60 - 74
6%
75 or over
2%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
219
Single
105
Married
78
Separated
7
Divorced
22
Widowed
7

Health

Population
288
Very good
170
Good
100
Fair
14
Bad
4

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
219
England❚CR2 2UQ❚
Degree or above
21
2+ A Levels or equivalent
12
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
27
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
39
Apprenticeship
95
Other qualifications
8
No qualifications
17

Ethnicity

Population
288
White British
161
White Other
12
Mixed Black Caribbean
3
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Asian
7
Mixed Other
1
Asian Indian
5
Asian Pakistani
2
Asian Bangladeshi
6
Asian Other
28
Black African
24
Black Caribbean
22
Black Other
8
Arab
5
Other
3

Country of Birth

Population
288
England
214
Scotland
3
Wales
1
Ireland
2
France
3
Spain
1
Nigeria
11
Kenya
1
South Africa
1
Zimbabwe
5
Middle East
1
Bangladesh
1
India
5
Pakistan
3
Sri Lanka
7
Central America
1
Carribean
6
Antarctica and Oceanea
2
Australia
2

Religion

Population
288
Christian
162
Buddhist
5
Hindu
9
Muslim
17
No religion
70
Not stated
25

Industry

Population
148
Manufacturing
3
Construction
14
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
15
Transport and storage
8
Accommodation and food
5
Information and communication
8
Financial and insurance
5
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
19
Administrative and support
8
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
12
Education
16
Human health and social work
22

Economic Activity

Population
213
England❚CR2 2UQ❚
Full-Time employee
98
Part-Time employee
26
Self employed
18
Unemployed
10
Retired
13
Looking after home/family
17
Long-term sick/disabled
6
Student
21
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
5

Housing Tenure

All categoies
122
Owned outright
13
Owned with mortgage
46
Rented - council
3
Rented - other social
9
Rented - private landlord
45
Rented - other private
3
Living rent free
3

Housing Types

All categoies
129
Occupied
122
Unoccupied
7
Detached
5
Semi detached
17
Terraced
22
Flat - purpose built
77
Flat - converted
7
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
122
One person
35
Two people
42
Three people
25
Four people
11
Five people
5
Six people
3
Seven people
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