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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000339

Eltham Park

Eltham Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,291 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
6,291

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,590

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,006.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.7%

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.

Chingford Green East, Waltham Forest9,328 residents · 69.4% owned · 23.6% no carNursery Lands & Hampton North, Richmond upon Thames9,716 residents · 59.9% owned · 21.7% no carHigh Barnet & Hadley, Barnet10,841 residents · 67.6% owned · 24.3% no carWhitton, Richmond upon Thames8,107 residents · 68.9% owned · 21.5% no carPortslade by Sea, Brighton and Hove8,646 residents · 63.8% owned · 26.2% no carChase Side, Enfield8,741 residents · 61.6% owned · 27.8% no car

Most similar within Greenwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Eltham South, Greenwich6,865 residents · 61.8% owned · 33.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eltham Park

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

Tenure

Owned64%
1,658 households
Social rented20%
519 households
Private rented14.7%
382 households
Shared ownership1%
26 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.9%
956 households
Semi-detached27.1%
702 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24%
621 households
Detached4.5%
117 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
107 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
70 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
1,196 households
No cars or vans in household31.5%
815 households
2 cars or vans in household16.5%
427 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
152 households
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms33.6%
870 households
3 bedrooms30.4%
787 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
521 households
1 bedroom15.9%
413 households
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%
1,583 households
One-person household31.5%
817 households
Other household types7.4%
191 households
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.5%
817 households
2 people in household29%
750 households
4 people in household16.3%
423 households
3 people in household15.5%
401 households
5 people in household5.5%
143 households
6 people in household1.5%
40 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,135 residents
15–2915.2%
955 residents
30–4420.2%
1,272 residents
45–6427.2%
1,708 residents
65 and over19.4%
1,220 residents
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82%
5,158 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
399 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
305 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
300 residents
Other ethnic group2%
127 residents
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.7%
2,324 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
719 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,075 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
1,927 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.8%
3,259 residents
Good health32.5%
2,043 residents
Fair health11.3%
710 residents
Bad health3.4%
214 residents
Very bad health1%
65 residents
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
5,356 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
933 residents
Eltham Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.3%
1,304 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
862 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
346 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Eltham Park · 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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