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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
123
Population
281
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
75
England❚CR8 2NU❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
31
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
31
C2 Skilled manual workers
5
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
8

Age Groups

Population
281
Under 16
16%
16 - 64
61%
65 or over
23%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
12%
16 - 29
13%
30 - 44
19%
45 - 59
22%
60 - 74
15%
75 or over
15%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
236
Single
72
Married
108
Civil partnership
2
Separated
8
Divorced
29
Widowed
17

Health

Population
281
Very good
142
Good
98
Fair
35
Bad
5
Very bad
29

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
236
England❚CR8 2NU❚
Degree or above
26
2+ A Levels or equivalent
8
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
32
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
21
Apprenticeship
91
Other qualifications
13
No qualifications
45

Ethnicity

Population
281
White British
155
White Irish
6
White Other
14
Mixed Black Caribbean
3
Mixed Asian
5
Mixed Other
7
Asian Indian
24
Asian Pakistani
10
Asian Chinese
5
Asian Other
18
Black African
4
Black Caribbean
4
Black Other
5
Arab
6
Other
15

Country of Birth

Population
281
England
202
Scotland
3
Ireland
1
Germany
1
Poland
7
Turkey
1
Ghana
1
Kenya
6
Middle East
8
China
1
Hong Kong
3
India
12
Pakistan
4
Sri Lanka
6
South America
6
Carribean
3
Antarctica and Oceanea
1
Australia
1

Religion

Population
281
Christian
151
Hindu
16
Muslim
25
Sikh
12
Other
4
No religion
57
Not stated
16

Industry

Population
133
Manufacturing
4
Construction
7
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
18
Transport and storage
6
Accommodation and food
1
Information and communication
15
Financial and insurance
14
Real estate
3
Professional, scientific and technical
16
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
14
Education
8
Human health and social work
16

Economic Activity

Population
194
England❚CR8 2NU❚
Full-Time employee
74
Part-Time employee
23
Self employed
32
Unemployed
6
Retired
20
Looking after home/family
11
Long-term sick/disabled
5
Student
15
Unemployed 50 - 74
3
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
123
Owned outright
56
Owned with mortgage
52
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
10
Rented - other private
2

Housing Types

All categoies
126
Occupied
123
Unoccupied
3
Detached
64
Semi detached
7
Terraced
11
Flat - purpose built
43
Flat - converted
1

Household Size

All categoies
123
One person
41
Two people
40
Three people
19
Four people
14
Five people
7
Six people
2

Nearby postcodes

CR8 3ED CR8 3EN CR8 3EP CR8 3YH CR8 3EF CR8 2JN CR8 2LF CR8 2LE CR8 2LA CR8 2LQ CR8 2HW CR8 2LH CR8 2LN CR8 2YX CR8 2LT CR8 2JL CR8 2UU CR8 2LU CR8 2LD CR8 2XP CR8 2JH CR8 2NT CR8 2LL CR8 2LB CR8 2NR CR8 2NS CR8 2AB CR8 2AH CR8 2XT CR8 2FF CR8 2FG CR8 2FH CR8 2AX CR8 2AD CR8 2YL CR8 2FB CR8 2FD CR8 2AR CR8 2AT CR8 2AE CR8 2AG CR8 2AJ CR8 2BY CR8 2BZ CR8 2AS CR8 2AQ CR8 2BN CR8 2NQ CR8 2QE

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