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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000321

Woolwich Glyndon

Woolwich Glyndon is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,721 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
7,721

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,964

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,403.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.4%

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.

Canning Town North, Newham6,767 residents · 24.1% owned · 54.5% no carBeckenham Hill, Lewisham7,536 residents · 28.3% owned · 46.3% no carWood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no carCustom House, Newham9,552 residents · 23.0% owned · 48.1% no carSouth Thamesmead, Bexley9,430 residents · 31.2% owned · 39.9% 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 West, Greenwich7,561 residents · 25.1% owned · 49.0% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carAbbey Wood North, Greenwich9,871 residents · 34.2% owned · 41.0% no carCharlton Village, Greenwich7,865 residents · 31.0% owned · 44.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woolwich Glyndon

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

Tenure

Social rented50.4%
1,494 households
Owned26.3%
780 households
Private rented21.9%
648 households
Shared ownership1.1%
32 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement51.1%
1,514 households
Terraced30.7%
908 households
Semi-detached8.6%
255 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%
165 households
Detached3.2%
94 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.4%
1,460 households
1 car or van in household40.1%
1,186 households
2 cars or vans in household9.1%
268 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
44 households
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.4%
1,107 households
3 bedrooms27.8%
822 households
1 bedroom26.6%
786 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
243 households
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.5%
1,643 households
One-person household31.5%
933 households
Other household types12.9%
383 households
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.6%
933 households
2 people in household25.7%
759 households
3 people in household16.9%
500 households
4 people in household13.8%
407 households
5 people in household7.3%
216 households
6 people in household2.5%
74 households
7 people in household1.1%
34 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
34 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
1,640 residents
15–2919.6%
1,513 residents
30–4425%
1,927 residents
45–6424.6%
1,899 residents
65 and over9.6%
742 residents
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.7%
3,299 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African30.8%
2,378 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.8%
1,143 residents
Other ethnic group6%
465 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
435 residents
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.4%
2,175 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
663 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
3,697 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.7%
2,078 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
3,728 residents
Good health33%
2,545 residents
Fair health12.4%
956 residents
Bad health4.9%
378 residents
Very bad health1.5%
114 residents
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
6,469 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,252 residents
Woolwich Glyndon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
1,106 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.3%
1,014 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
590 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.5%
222 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.9%
26 households
Woolwich Glyndon · 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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