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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
143
Population
439
Males
51%
Females
49%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
107
England❚CR8 1DS❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
45
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
43
C2 Skilled manual workers
12
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
7

Age Groups

Population
439
Under 16
18%
16 - 64
66%
65 or over
15%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
14%
16 - 29
18%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
26%
60 - 74
17%
75 or over
5%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
358
Single
114
Married
200
Civil partnership
2
Separated
6
Divorced
20
Widowed
16

Health

Population
439
Very good
242
Good
147
Fair
36
Bad
11
Very bad
20

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
358
England❚CR8 1DS❚
Degree or above
48
2+ A Levels or equivalent
7
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
53
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
33
Apprenticeship
163
Other qualifications
16
No qualifications
38

Ethnicity

Population
439
White British
273
White Irish
6
White Other
18
Mixed Black Caribbean
5
Mixed Asian
12
Mixed Other
15
Asian Indian
28
Asian Pakistani
23
Asian Bangladeshi
8
Asian Chinese
2
Asian Other
9
Black African
10
Black Caribbean
11
Black Other
13
Other
6

Country of Birth

Population
439
England
337
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
4
Wales
3
Ireland
3
France
6
Germany
1
Poland
1
Ghana
4
Kenya
10
South Africa
2
Zimbabwe
3
Middle East
8
Bangladesh
3
India
15
Pakistan
8
Sri Lanka
4
Philippines
2
USA
1
North America - Other
2
South America
3
Carribean
3

Religion

Population
439
Christian
263
Hindu
11
Jewish
2
Muslim
39
Other
7
No religion
88
Not stated
29

Industry

Population
232
Mining
1
Manufacturing
7
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
1
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
16
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
30
Transport and storage
7
Accommodation and food
2
Information and communication
11
Financial and insurance
29
Real estate
5
Professional, scientific and technical
29
Administrative and support
16
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
18
Education
28
Human health and social work
18

Economic Activity

Population
335
England❚CR8 1DS❚
Full-Time employee
141
Part-Time employee
43
Self employed
37
Unemployed
5
Retired
52
Looking after home/family
11
Long-term sick/disabled
5
Student
34
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
143
Owned outright
62
Owned with mortgage
66
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
12
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
144
Occupied
143
Unoccupied
1
Detached
51
Semi detached
87
Terraced
1
Flat - purpose built
5

Household Size

All categoies
143
One person
15
Two people
52
Three people
24
Four people
27
Five people
15
Six people
7
Seven people
3

Nearby postcodes

CR8 1HE CR8 2BD CR8 2BS CR8 2BU CR8 2BL CR8 2QA CR8 2BE CR8 2BT CR8 1DA CR8 2BJ CR8 2BW CR8 2BB CR8 1HA CR8 1DG CR8 2PG CR8 1JF CR8 1HJ CR8 1HF CR8 1HG CR8 1JE CR8 1HU CR8 1HW CR8 1JA CR2 0RX CR2 0RB CR2 0RJ CR8 1HD CR8 1JB CR8 1HB CR2 0RA CR2 0RD CR2 0QN CR2 0RG CR2 0QP CR2 0QF CR2 0QL

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