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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000319

Plumstead Common & Riverside

Plumstead Common & Riverside is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,618 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
10,618

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,919

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,482.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.2%

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.

Leytonstone South West, Waltham Forest11,200 residents · 29.3% owned · 51.6% no carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no carMitcham West, Merton10,035 residents · 36.0% owned · 42.9% no carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no carMerton Church Road & Phipps Bridge, Merton8,661 residents · 35.6% owned · 42.0% no carCanning Town North, Newham6,767 residents · 24.1% owned · 54.5% no car

Most similar within Greenwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Abbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no carWickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Plumstead Common & Riverside

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

Tenure

Private rented33.2%
1,302 households
Owned33.1%
1,297 households
Social rented31.4%
1,229 households
Shared ownership2%
78 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement38.1%
1,496 households
Terraced38.1%
1,495 households
Semi-detached11%
430 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.5%
253 households
Detached5%
196 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.1%
1,767 households
1 car or van in household42.6%
1,669 households
2 cars or vans in household10.2%
399 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%
85 households
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.1%
1,611 households
3 bedrooms29.7%
1,164 households
1 bedroom18.1%
710 households
4 or more bedrooms11.1%
434 households
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.1%
2,197 households
One-person household28.5%
1,115 households
Other household types15.5%
607 households
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.5%
1,115 households
2 people in household26.7%
1,045 households
3 people in household16.9%
664 households
4 people in household15.3%
599 households
5 people in household6.4%
251 households
6 people in household3.1%
122 households
8 or more people in household1.6%
63 households
7 people in household1.5%
60 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
2,177 residents
15–2919%
2,017 residents
30–4427.1%
2,881 residents
45–6425.3%
2,688 residents
65 and over8%
854 residents
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White40.4%
4,287 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African26.7%
2,839 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.7%
2,201 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
709 residents
Other ethnic group5.5%
583 residents
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.2%
3,347 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,656 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.8%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%
5,387 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
2,693 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.5%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
5,392 residents
Good health33.1%
3,514 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,237 residents
Bad health3.5%
370 residents
Very bad health1%
105 residents
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
9,192 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,426 residents
Plumstead Common & Riverside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,636 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,360 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
661 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
232 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
30 households
Plumstead Common & Riverside · 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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