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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000317

Woolwich West

Woolwich West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,561 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
7,561

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,822

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,584.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.2%

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.

Wood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no carSouth Thamesmead, Bexley9,430 residents · 31.2% owned · 39.9% no carBeckenham Hill, Lewisham7,536 residents · 28.3% owned · 46.3% no carCustom House, Newham9,552 residents · 23.0% owned · 48.1% no carCentral Park & Frizlands Lane, Barking and Dagenham10,162 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.4% no carOld Dagenham Park & Village, Barking and Dagenham8,228 residents · 30.9% owned · 39.0% no car

Most similar within Greenwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woolwich Glyndon, Greenwich7,721 residents · 26.3% owned · 49.4% no carCharlton Village, Greenwich7,865 residents · 31.0% owned · 44.3% no carAbbey Wood North, Greenwich9,871 residents · 34.2% owned · 41.0% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woolwich West

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

Tenure

Social rented55%
1,551 households
Owned25.1%
709 households
Private rented18%
508 households
Shared ownership1.4%
40 households
Lives rent free0.5%
14 households
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement56.6%
1,598 households
Terraced25.7%
726 households
Semi-detached8.8%
248 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.3%
122 households
Detached2.4%
69 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49%
1,384 households
1 car or van in household40.6%
1,147 households
2 cars or vans in household8.9%
251 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.4%
40 households
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.4%
999 households
3 bedrooms29.1%
821 households
1 bedroom23%
648 households
4 or more bedrooms12.5%
354 households
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
1,707 households
One-person household27.8%
785 households
Other household types11.7%
330 households
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.8%
784 households
2 people in household27.1%
765 households
3 people in household17.8%
502 households
4 people in household16%
450 households
5 people in household6.6%
187 households
6 people in household2.7%
77 households
7 people in household1%
28 households
8 or more people in household1%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
1,645 residents
15–2921%
1,589 residents
30–4423.8%
1,797 residents
45–6424.3%
1,834 residents
65 and over9.2%
694 residents
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44%
3,325 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African32%
2,417 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.3%
1,079 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
424 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
315 residents
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.2%
2,213 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.3%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
756 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11%
635 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
533 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,448 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
2,133 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.7%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.2%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
3,809 residents
Good health32%
2,418 residents
Fair health11.5%
871 residents
Bad health4.8%
365 residents
Very bad health1.3%
96 residents
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
6,353 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,208 residents
Woolwich West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
1,067 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,006 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.8%
532 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
16 households
Woolwich West · 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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