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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
47%
Females
53%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
94
England❚CR8 1DL❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
38
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
39
C2 Skilled manual workers
9
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
8

Age Groups

Population
345
Under 16
18%
16 - 64
65%
65 or over
17%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
14%
16 - 29
13%
30 - 44
19%
45 - 59
23%
60 - 74
19%
75 or over
8%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
283
Single
67
Married
188
Separated
2
Divorced
15
Widowed
11

Health

Population
345
Very good
195
Good
104
Fair
33
Bad
11
Very bad
15

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
283
England❚CR8 1DL❚
Degree or above
34
2+ A Levels or equivalent
4
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
61
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
31
Apprenticeship
112
Other qualifications
11
No qualifications
30

Ethnicity

Population
345
White British
241
White Irish
8
White Gypsy
1
White Other
11
Mixed Black Caribbean
8
Mixed Black African
2
Mixed Asian
7
Mixed Other
1
Asian Indian
27
Asian Pakistani
6
Asian Chinese
7
Asian Other
13
Black African
4
Black Caribbean
7
Other
2

Country of Birth

Population
345
England
286
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
2
Wales
3
Ireland
9
Germany
1
Italy
1
Poland
1
Ghana
2
Kenya
1
China
3
India
12
Pakistan
3
Sri Lanka
5
Philippines
2
North America - Other
1
Carribean
3
Antarctica and Oceanea
2
Australia
1

Religion

Population
345
Christian
219
Buddhist
6
Hindu
24
Muslim
12
Sikh
4
No religion
58
Not stated
22

Industry

Population
174
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
14
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
11
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
13
Transport and storage
6
Accommodation and food
1
Information and communication
12
Financial and insurance
23
Real estate
9
Professional, scientific and technical
13
Administrative and support
11
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
10
Education
22
Human health and social work
20

Economic Activity

Population
255
England❚CR8 1DL❚
Full-Time employee
104
Part-Time employee
36
Self employed
28
Unemployed
14
Retired
41
Looking after home/family
9
Long-term sick/disabled
4
Student
18
Unemployed 16 - 24
3
Unemployed 50 - 74
6
Unemployed - never worked
3
Unemployed - Long term
6

Housing Tenure

All categoies
132
Owned outright
58
Owned with mortgage
67
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
2
Rented - private landlord
4

Housing Types

All categoies
135
Occupied
132
Unoccupied
3
Detached
99
Semi detached
31
Terraced
1
Flat - purpose built
3
Flat - converted
1

Household Size

All categoies
132
One person
26
Two people
47
Three people
24
Four people
26
Five people
5
Six people
4

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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