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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000320

Abbey Wood South

Abbey Wood South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,041 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
7,041

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,556

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,822.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.9%

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.

Belvedere & Lessness Heath, Bexley10,231 residents · 49.7% owned · 31.7% no carFurther Green, Lewisham6,961 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.9% no carLonesome, Merton9,323 residents · 49.1% owned · 34.1% no carWaddon South, Croydon10,857 residents · 45.1% owned · 31.3% no carSt Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carBellingham & Perry Hill, Lewisham8,473 residents · 43.9% owned · 41.0% no car

Most similar within Greenwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wickham Lane & Winns Common, Greenwich7,557 residents · 45.2% owned · 37.4% no carPlumstead South, Greenwich6,332 residents · 55.7% owned · 35.3% no carHornfair Park, Greenwich8,238 residents · 40.7% owned · 38.2% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abbey Wood South

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

Tenure

Owned47.5%
1,213 households
Private rented26.1%
668 households
Social rented25.7%
658 households
Shared ownership0.4%
9 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.8%
1,299 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.5%
754 households
Semi-detached11.9%
304 households
Detached4.7%
121 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
68 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,134 households
No cars or vans in household37%
946 households
2 cars or vans in household14%
359 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
117 households
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,115 households
2 bedrooms33.9%
866 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
290 households
1 bedroom11.2%
285 households
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
1,558 households
One-person household26.5%
677 households
Other household types12.6%
323 households
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.4%
700 households
1 person in household26.5%
677 households
3 people in household17.8%
454 households
4 people in household15.2%
387 households
5 people in household7.8%
198 households
6 people in household2.9%
74 households
7 people in household1.4%
35 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
1,477 residents
15–2919%
1,339 residents
30–4424.1%
1,695 residents
45–6425.4%
1,785 residents
65 and over10.6%
744 residents
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White48.2%
3,397 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African28.1%
1,982 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.5%
952 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
388 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
323 residents
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.9%
2,080 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
618 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
518 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%
3,441 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.1%
1,865 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.9%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
3,677 residents
Good health32.2%
2,267 residents
Fair health11.2%
791 residents
Bad health3.3%
229 residents
Very bad health1.1%
77 residents
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%
6,046 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%
995 residents
Abbey Wood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.7%
1,142 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
891 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
395 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
12 households
Abbey Wood 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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