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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000005

Becontree Heath

Becontree Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,082 residents in Barking and Dagenham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barking and Dagenham
11,082

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,628

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,327.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

West Thornton South & Ampere Way, Croydon9,067 residents · 51.1% owned · 31.5% no carSt Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carMill Hill Broadway, Barnet8,844 residents · 43.8% owned · 28.4% no carBritwell, Slough10,910 residents · 46.9% owned · 20.0% no carWest Drayton East, Hillingdon13,190 residents · 43.2% owned · 23.3% no carNewton Farm, Harrow7,311 residents · 48.0% owned · 26.2% no car

Most similar within Barking and Dagenham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Becontree North, Barking and Dagenham12,041 residents · 42.1% owned · 29.2% no carMayesbrook Park & Rippleside, Barking and Dagenham9,552 residents · 39.6% owned · 35.2% no carDagenham North, Barking and Dagenham9,485 residents · 43.4% owned · 33.4% no carBecontree West, Barking and Dagenham12,863 residents · 36.3% owned · 34.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Becontree Heath

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned51.9%
1,882 households
Social rented25.1%
912 households
Private rented21.5%
779 households
Shared ownership1.3%
47 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced57.6%
2,088 households
Semi-detached22.4%
812 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
368 households
Detached5.9%
215 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
93 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.7%
1,729 households
No cars or vans in household28%
1,016 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
713 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
170 households
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.3%
1,681 households
2 bedrooms35.3%
1,281 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
357 households
1 bedroom8.5%
309 households
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
2,453 households
One-person household19.5%
706 households
Other household types12.9%
468 households
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household22.7%
822 households
4 people in household22.1%
803 households
1 person in household19.5%
706 households
3 people in household18.8%
681 households
5 people in household10.5%
381 households
6 people in household3.9%
142 households
7 people in household1.7%
60 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
32 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.5%
2,935 residents
15–2918.5%
2,045 residents
30–4425.4%
2,813 residents
45–6421.7%
2,406 residents
65 and over8%
883 residents
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.4%
4,917 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30.1%
3,333 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.7%
1,957 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
477 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
397 residents
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.8%
2,699 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.3%
1,779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
5,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.2%
2,735 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
988 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
5,837 residents
Good health32.2%
3,572 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,185 residents
Bad health3.2%
353 residents
Very bad health1.2%
135 residents
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.5%
9,694 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.5%
1,387 residents
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
1,544 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,252 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
620 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Becontree Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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