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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000013

Becontree South

Becontree South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,398 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
9,398

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,255

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,203.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.1%

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 North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carWickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carDownham East, Lewisham7,771 residents · 40.9% owned · 36.8% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no carMarsh Farm, Luton8,949 residents · 42.2% owned · 30.0% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no car

Most similar within Barking and Dagenham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mayesbrook Park & Rippleside, Barking and Dagenham9,552 residents · 39.6% owned · 35.2% no carBecontree East, Barking and Dagenham13,250 residents · 43.8% owned · 32.6% no carDagenham Central, Barking and Dagenham9,865 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.5% no carDagenham North, Barking and Dagenham9,485 residents · 43.4% owned · 33.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Becontree South

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

Tenure

Owned40.8%
1,328 households
Social rented37.1%
1,206 households
Private rented21.2%
689 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.5%
1,706 households
Semi-detached27.3%
889 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.2%
333 households
Detached6.5%
211 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
86 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%
1,485 households
No cars or vans in household34.2%
1,112 households
2 cars or vans in household16.2%
527 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
130 households
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.6%
1,385 households
2 bedrooms41.4%
1,346 households
1 bedroom9.4%
306 households
4 or more bedrooms6.7%
217 households
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63%
2,054 households
One-person household24.2%
790 households
Other household types12.8%
417 households
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household24.3%
790 households
2 people in household23.5%
764 households
3 people in household18.4%
598 households
4 people in household18.1%
588 households
5 people in household9%
292 households
6 people in household4.4%
144 households
7 people in household1.4%
47 households
8 or more people in household1%
31 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.2%
2,278 residents
15–2919.4%
1,826 residents
30–4423.5%
2,205 residents
45–6423.1%
2,173 residents
65 and over9.8%
919 residents
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.3%
5,292 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.6%
1,933 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.8%
1,577 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
410 residents
Other ethnic group2%
187 residents
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.1%
2,095 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.9%
1,806 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.7%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
749 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
4,109 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
2,611 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations14.4%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
992 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.3%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
4,715 residents
Good health32.6%
3,066 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,079 residents
Bad health4.5%
421 residents
Very bad health1.2%
117 residents
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
8,030 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,368 residents
Becontree South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
1,216 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.9%
1,103 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.4%
695 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
225 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Becontree South · 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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