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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000337

Eltham West

Eltham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,471 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
8,471

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,084

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,062

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.0%

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.

Hillfields, Bristol, City of6,690 residents · 57.1% owned · 20.7% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no carWhitley Wood, Reading8,245 residents · 56.4% owned · 21.6% no carStantonbury & Bradville, Milton Keynes7,066 residents · 49.0% owned · 21.2% no carBlackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carErnesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry10,784 residents · 49.2% owned · 28.9% no car

Most similar within Greenwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mottingham East, Greenwich7,046 residents · 57.0% owned · 27.4% no carMiddlepark & Horn Park, Greenwich7,995 residents · 40.8% owned · 33.0% no carPlumstead South, Greenwich6,332 residents · 55.7% owned · 35.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eltham West

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

Tenure

Owned45.1%
1,390 households
Social rented39.9%
1,230 households
Private rented12.4%
383 households
Shared ownership2.5%
76 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.3%
1,492 households
Terraced32.9%
1,016 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%
403 households
Detached3.1%
96 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
54 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%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.7%
1,501 households
No cars or vans in household30.3%
934 households
2 cars or vans in household16.3%
504 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
145 households
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.1%
1,730 households
2 bedrooms23.5%
724 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
392 households
1 bedroom7.7%
238 households
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
1,996 households
One-person household23.9%
736 households
Other household types11.4%
353 households
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.2%
900 households
1 person in household23.8%
735 households
3 people in household18.4%
567 households
4 people in household15.1%
467 households
5 people in household8.1%
250 households
6 people in household3%
94 households
7 people in household1.3%
39 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
1,724 residents
15–2918.2%
1,542 residents
30–4422.5%
1,905 residents
45–6425.9%
2,196 residents
65 and over13%
1,103 residents
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.1%
5,938 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12%
1,014 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
780 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
395 residents
Other ethnic group4%
343 residents
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33%
2,193 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.7%
1,638 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
818 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
643 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
4,045 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
2,459 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.7%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,900 residents
Good health34.3%
2,905 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,121 residents
Bad health4.9%
417 residents
Very bad health1.5%
129 residents
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
6,872 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,599 residents
Eltham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39%
1,201 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,069 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
593 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
211 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Eltham 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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