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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000329

Plumstead South

Plumstead South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,332 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
6,332

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,464

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,591.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

St Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carMottingham, Bromley9,330 residents · 48.9% owned · 31.6% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no carBellingham & Perry Hill, Lewisham8,473 residents · 43.9% owned · 41.0% no carFriday Hill, Waltham Forest8,567 residents · 57.6% owned · 25.5% no carLarkswood, Waltham Forest8,011 residents · 62.3% owned · 25.6% 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 carMottingham East, Greenwich7,046 residents · 57.0% owned · 27.4% no carAbbey Wood South, Greenwich7,041 residents · 47.5% owned · 37.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Plumstead South

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

Tenure

Owned55.7%
1,373 households
Social rented23.8%
587 households
Private rented19.6%
484 households
Shared ownership0.6%
14 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.6%
1,050 households
Semi-detached32.9%
810 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.7%
313 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.3%
181 households
Detached3.6%
88 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,073 households
No cars or vans in household35.3%
870 households
2 cars or vans in household16%
394 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
125 households
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.7%
1,321 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
600 households
1 bedroom11.5%
283 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
258 households
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
1,519 households
One-person household27.5%
677 households
Other household types10.9%
268 households
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.8%
710 households
1 person in household27.5%
677 households
3 people in household18.2%
449 households
4 people in household15.8%
388 households
5 people in household6.1%
151 households
6 people in household2.1%
51 households
7 people in household1.1%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,229 residents
15–2917%
1,079 residents
30–4421.9%
1,388 residents
45–6426.5%
1,679 residents
65 and over15.1%
959 residents
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.3%
3,567 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.2%
1,151 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.7%
930 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
425 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
261 residents
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
1,813 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.7%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
742 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
491 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.2%
3,079 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
1,836 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
3,101 residents
Good health32.8%
2,079 residents
Fair health12.7%
804 residents
Bad health4.2%
263 residents
Very bad health1.3%
85 residents
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
5,269 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,063 residents
Plumstead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.2%
1,040 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
871 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
399 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
140 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
12 households
Plumstead 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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