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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000015

Old Dagenham Park & Village

Old Dagenham Park & Village is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,228 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
8,228

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,032

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,042

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.6%

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.

South Thamesmead, Bexley9,430 residents · 31.2% owned · 39.9% no carMitcham West, Merton10,035 residents · 36.0% owned · 42.9% no carWoolwich West, Greenwich7,561 residents · 25.1% owned · 49.0% no carCustom House, Newham9,552 residents · 23.0% owned · 48.1% no carAbbey Wood North, Greenwich9,871 residents · 34.2% owned · 41.0% no carWoolwich Glyndon, Greenwich7,721 residents · 26.3% owned · 49.4% no car

Most similar within Barking and Dagenham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Central Park & Frizlands Lane, Barking and Dagenham10,162 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.4% no carThames View, Barking and Dagenham8,019 residents · 29.9% owned · 37.5% no carBecontree West, Barking and Dagenham12,863 residents · 36.3% owned · 34.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Dagenham Park & Village

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

Tenure

Social rented47.2%
1,432 households
Owned30.9%
936 households
Private rented19.6%
593 households
Shared ownership2.2%
67 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement49.8%
1,511 households
Terraced22.1%
671 households
Semi-detached20.8%
632 households
Detached4%
122 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
48 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,320 households
No cars or vans in household39%
1,184 households
2 cars or vans in household13.8%
419 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
111 households
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.6%
1,110 households
2 bedrooms29.5%
894 households
1 bedroom26.7%
809 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
220 households
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
1,740 households
One-person household30.9%
938 households
Other household types11.7%
356 households
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.9%
938 households
2 people in household20.9%
633 households
3 people in household18.3%
554 households
4 people in household15.2%
460 households
5 people in household9.1%
275 households
6 people in household3.5%
106 households
7 people in household1.4%
42 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
26 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.3%
2,078 residents
15–2919.4%
1,596 residents
30–4423.2%
1,913 residents
45–6423.3%
1,914 residents
65 and over8.8%
727 residents
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White48.1%
3,958 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African30.7%
2,527 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.7%
1,128 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%
401 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
214 residents
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.6%
1,967 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.1%
1,395 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
3,697 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.1%
2,119 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.9%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.9%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
4,143 residents
Good health32.5%
2,670 residents
Fair health12.1%
994 residents
Bad health4%
327 residents
Very bad health1.1%
94 residents
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
7,073 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,155 residents
Old Dagenham Park & Village · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.8%
1,145 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.3%
1,041 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
632 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
202 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Old Dagenham Park & Village · 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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