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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000008

Becontree East

Becontree East is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,250 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
13,250

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,625

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,331.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.5%

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.

St Helier South, Sutton9,188 residents · 45.1% owned · 28.0% no carSt Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carDownham East, Lewisham7,771 residents · 40.9% owned · 36.8% no carMiddleton Circle, Sutton9,321 residents · 46.3% owned · 26.9% no carWickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carHanworth North, Hounslow9,752 residents · 36.7% owned · 32.1% no car

Most similar within Barking and Dagenham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Becontree South, Barking and Dagenham9,398 residents · 40.8% owned · 34.2% no carDagenham North, Barking and Dagenham9,485 residents · 43.4% owned · 33.4% no carDagenham Central, Barking and Dagenham9,865 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.5% no carMayesbrook Park & Rippleside, Barking and Dagenham9,552 residents · 39.6% owned · 35.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Becontree East

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

Tenure

Owned43.8%
2,024 households
Social rented35.5%
1,642 households
Private rented19.5%
903 households
Shared ownership1%
45 households
Lives rent free0.2%
11 households
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced55.2%
2,552 households
Semi-detached23.1%
1,069 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12%
554 households
Detached6.1%
281 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
131 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
2,086 households
No cars or vans in household32.6%
1,509 households
2 cars or vans in household17.7%
820 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
209 households
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.2%
2,045 households
3 bedrooms37.7%
1,745 households
1 bedroom11.8%
546 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
288 households
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
2,987 households
One-person household23.3%
1,078 households
Other household types12.1%
557 households
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household24.8%
1,146 households
1 person in household23.3%
1,078 households
3 people in household18.7%
865 households
4 people in household18.4%
849 households
5 people in household9.1%
420 households
6 people in household3.5%
163 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
53 households
7 people in household1.1%
50 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.2%
3,203 residents
15–2918.1%
2,395 residents
30–4423.6%
3,126 residents
45–6425%
3,317 residents
65 and over9.1%
1,210 residents
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54.6%
7,239 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.3%
2,560 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.7%
2,485 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
544 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
426 residents
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
2,809 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.2%
2,484 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,365 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
5,943 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.4%
3,586 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations14.9%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
1,335 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
1,288 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.1%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.5%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.8%
6,470 residents
Good health33%
4,370 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,598 residents
Bad health4.6%
614 residents
Very bad health1.5%
198 residents
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
11,166 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
2,084 residents
Becontree East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
1,729 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.4%
1,546 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22%
1,017 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
306 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
26 households
Becontree East · 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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