Is Russell Hill rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Russell Hill older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Russell Hill and Croydon? What is the claimant count in Russell Hill and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.
Russell Hill has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average. We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Russell Hill in the Croydon local area district.Russell Hill Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Purley & Woodcote.Age Band Proportion 4 & under 
5 - 9 years 10 - 15 years 16 - 19 years 20 - 24 years 25 - 34 years 35 - 49 years 50 - 64 years 65 - 74 years 75 - 84 years 85 years & over How many residents own or rent their home in Russell Hill and Croydon
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Russell Hill either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 65.8 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 34.2 of Russell Hill residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.Area Owned Rented Purley & Woodcote 65.8% 34.2% Croydon 54.7% 45.3% London 45.23% 54.77% England 61.31% 38.69% Russell Hill compared to other wards in Croydon
Russell Hill is ranked 10 out of 28 wards in Croydon for the percentage of home owners.# Ward Owned Rented 1 Sanderstead 83.35% 16.65% 2 Old Coulsdon 78.09% 21.91% 3 Coulsdon Town 77.3% 22.7% 4 Kenley 77.01% 22.99% 5 Selsdon & Addington Village 76.9% 23.1% 6 Selsdon Vale & Forestdale 76.73% 23.27% 7 Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown 71.43% 28.57% 8 Shirley North 71.33% 28.67% 9 Shirley South (Croydon) 70.84% 29.16% 10 Purley & Woodcote 65.8% 34.2% 11 Norbury Park 64.94% 35.06% 12 Addiscombe East 62.2% 37.8% 13 Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood 54.92% 45.08% 14 Norbury & Pollards Hill 52.9% 47.1% 15 Park Hill & Whitgift 52.58% 47.42% 16 Bensham Manor 51.26% 48.74% 17 South Croydon 51.09% 48.91% 18 Thornton Heath 50.7% 49.3% 19 Woodside (Croydon) 50.52% 49.48% 20 New Addington South 49.06% 50.94% 21 West Thornton 45.43% 54.57% 22 Waddon 44.61% 55.39% 23 Addiscombe West 42.15% 57.85% 24 South Norwood 41.84% 58.16% 25 Broad Green 36.7% 63.3% 26 Selhurst 33.91% 66.09% 27 New Addington North 28.85% 71.15% 28 Fairfield (Croydon) 22.41% 77.59% Russell Hill Health Statistics
Purley & Woodcote has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.Area VG G F B VB Purley & Woodcote 53.2% 31.8% 10.66% 3.36% 0.98% Croydon 51.2% 33.45% 11.09% 3.26% 1% London 53.55% 31.85% 10.33% 3.23% 1.05% England 48.49% 33.71% 12.65% 3.98% 1.17% How has the health of residents in Croydon changed since 2011?
Croydon residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.21% between the 2011 and 2021 census.Year VG G F B VB 2011 48.04% 35.4% 11.96% 3.5% 1.09% 2021 51.2% 33.45% 11.09% 3.26% 1% Russell Hill & Croydon Immigration Statistics
Area Born in UK Born outside UK Purley & Woodcote 71.41% 28.59% Croydon 65.15% 34.85% London 59.37% 40.63% England 82.65% 17.35% Russell Hill compared to other wards in Croydon
';Russell Hill is ranked 17 out of 28 wards in Croydon for the number of residents born outside of the UK.# Ward Born in UK Born outside UK 1 Fairfield 49.35% 50.65% 2 West Thornton 50% 50% 3 Broad Green 50.05% 49.95% 4 Bensham Manor 51.29% 48.71% 5 Park Hill & Whitgift 51.3% 48.7% 6 Norbury & Pollards Hill 53.43% 46.57% 7 Selhurst 56.26% 43.74% 8 Thornton Heath 57.19% 42.81% 9 Addiscombe West 57.56% 42.44% 10 Norbury Park 58.17% 41.83% 11 South Norwood 61.51% 38.49% 12 Waddon 62.18% 37.82% 13 South Croydon 65.46% 34.54% 14 Woodside 66.09% 33.91% 15 Addiscombe East 67.45% 32.55% 16 Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood 68.43% 31.57% 17 Purley & Woodcote 71.41% 28.59% 18 Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown 72.62% 27.38% 19 New Addington North 73.74% 26.26% 20 Shirley South 75.15% 24.85% 21 Selsdon & Addington Village 75.36% 24.64% 22 Shirley North 75.38% 24.62% 23 New Addington South 78.49% 21.51% 24 Coulsdon Town 78.53% 21.47% 25 Kenley 79.63% 20.37% 26 Selsdon Vale & Forestdale 81.07% 18.93% 27 Sanderstead 81.47% 18.53% 28 Old Coulsdon 84.92% 15.08% Russell Hill Unemployment Statistics
Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Croydon.Area Unemployed Yearly Change Croydon 5.6% -0.4% London 4.8% -0.4% England 3.8% -0.3% UK 3.7% -0.3% Economic Status Proportion In Employment 57.75% In Part-Time Work 24.67% Unemployed 4.7% What are the occupations of the residents of Russell Hill?
The largest employment sector in Russell Hill is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.Sector Proportion Professional Occupations 29.88% Managers, Directors & Senior Officials 19.37% Associate Professional & Technical 15.18% Administrative & Secretarial 10.89% Caring, leisure & Other Services 6.37% Skilled Trades 5.78% Elementary Occupations 4.43% Process Plant & Machine Operatives 3.29% Russell Hill Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Russell Hill residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;
| Level | Purley & Woodcote | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 12.57% | 18.08% |
| Level 1 | 7.16% | 9.69% |
| Level 2 | 12.03% | 13.32% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.97% | 5.32% |
| Level 3 | 13.46% | 16.92% |
| Level 4 | 49.12% | 33.92% |
What is the population of Russell Hill and Croydon?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Croydon including Russell Hill. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
| Ward | Population |
|---|---|
| Addiscombe East | 11463 |
| Addiscombe West | 15961 |
| Bensham Manor | 16911 |
| Broad Green | 20461 |
| Coulsdon Town | 13890 |
| Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood | 16950 |
| Fairfield | 13833 |
| Kenley | 10743 |
| New Addington North | 10865 |
| New Addington South | 11788 |
| Norbury & Pollards Hill | 13330 |
| Norbury Park | 10636 |
| Old Coulsdon | 10033 |
| Park Hill & Whitgift | 5671 |
| Purley & Woodcote | 16013 |
| Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown | 9785 |
| Sanderstead | 15489 |
| Selhurst | 12521 |
| Selsdon & Addington Village | 10143 |
| Selsdon Vale & Forestdale | 9425 |
| Shirley North | 15163 |
| Shirley South | 10368 |
| South Croydon | 18372 |
| South Norwood | 16732 |
| Thornton Heath | 17634 |
| Waddon | 18804 |
| West Thornton | 18695 |
| Woodside | 16884 |
| Croydon Total | 388563 |
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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