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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
136
Population
362
Males
48%
Females
52%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
102
England❚CR8 1AH❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
55
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
28
C2 Skilled manual workers
10
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
9

Age Groups

Population
362
Under 16
14%
16 - 64
67%
65 or over
19%
Under 4
6%
5 - 15
8%
16 - 29
14%
30 - 44
23%
45 - 59
21%
60 - 74
20%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
312
Single
91
Married
176
Separated
7
Divorced
16
Widowed
22

Health

Population
362
Very good
179
Good
131
Fair
41
Bad
11

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
312
England❚CR8 1AH❚
Degree or above
31
2+ A Levels or equivalent
6
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
34
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
27
Apprenticeship
168
Other qualifications
17
No qualifications
29

Ethnicity

Population
362
White British
255
White Irish
5
White Other
24
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Black African
2
Mixed Asian
11
Mixed Other
1
Asian Indian
23
Asian Pakistani
5
Asian Other
13
Black African
5
Black Caribbean
13
Black Other
1
Other
3

Country of Birth

Population
362
England
282
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
6
Ireland
7
France
2
Germany
4
Poland
3
Turkey
1
Ghana
2
Kenya
1
South Africa
1
Zimbabwe
1
Middle East
5
India
14
Pakistan
2
Sri Lanka
1
USA
1
South America
3
Carribean
4
Antarctica and Oceanea
4
Australia
4

Religion

Population
362
Christian
207
Buddhist
4
Hindu
18
Muslim
17
Sikh
2
Other
3
No religion
96
Not stated
15

Industry

Population
196
Mining
1
Manufacturing
4
Construction
12
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
22
Transport and storage
7
Accommodation and food
3
Information and communication
17
Financial and insurance
25
Real estate
3
Professional, scientific and technical
22
Administrative and support
11
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
24
Education
20
Human health and social work
20

Economic Activity

Population
285
England❚CR8 1AH❚
Full-Time employee
123
Part-Time employee
28
Self employed
44
Unemployed
9
Retired
49
Looking after home/family
14
Long-term sick/disabled
1
Student
14
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - Long term
4

Housing Tenure

All categoies
136
Owned outright
59
Owned with mortgage
65
Rented - council
2
Rented - private landlord
9
Rented - other private
1

Housing Types

All categoies
136
Occupied
136
Detached
97
Semi detached
35
Terraced
2
Flat - purpose built
1
Flat - converted
1

Household Size

All categoies
136
One person
19
Two people
58
Three people
28
Four people
24
Five people
5
Six people
2

Nearby postcodes

CR8 1AD CR8 1AG CR8 1AW CR8 1AR CR8 1AQ CR8 1DD CR8 1AX CR8 1JD CR8 1JJ CR8 1JL CR8 1JG CR8 1HH CR8 1HL CR8 1JH

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