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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000340

Eltham South

Eltham South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,865 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
6,865

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,019

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,104.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.6%

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.

Sidcup East, Bexley10,164 residents · 67.0% owned · 24.8% no carChingford Green East, Waltham Forest9,328 residents · 69.4% owned · 23.6% no carWokingham Town, Wokingham9,718 residents · 57.1% owned · 20.7% no carHorsham Central, Horsham11,286 residents · 53.0% owned · 26.6% no carPrestwich Central, Bury6,560 residents · 62.6% owned · 23.8% no carChesham South, Buckinghamshire6,868 residents · 55.2% owned · 21.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eltham South

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

Tenure

Owned61.8%
1,866 households
Private rented21.4%
647 households
Social rented15.5%
469 households
Shared ownership1.1%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.7%
1,290 households
Semi-detached26%
784 households
Terraced13.3%
402 households
Detached9.7%
292 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.2%
156 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
79 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,327 households
No cars or vans in household33.9%
1,023 households
2 cars or vans in household16.3%
491 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
179 households
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms31.3%
946 households
2 bedrooms31.3%
944 households
4 or more bedrooms19.1%
577 households
1 bedroom18.3%
553 households
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.9%
1,721 households
One-person household35.7%
1,079 households
Other household types7.3%
222 households
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.7%
1,078 households
2 people in household29.9%
902 households
3 people in household15.8%
477 households
4 people in household11.9%
361 households
5 people in household4.6%
138 households
6 people in household1.5%
45 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,181 residents
15–2915.5%
1,067 residents
30–4423.3%
1,601 residents
45–6424.5%
1,682 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,343 residents
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.1%
5,358 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
564 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.4%
508 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
261 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
172 residents
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.6%
2,218 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
973 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
823 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
676 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
476 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
3,463 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,049 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,323 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
966 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
303 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
3,487 residents
Good health32.7%
2,243 residents
Fair health12%
824 residents
Bad health3.7%
253 residents
Very bad health0.8%
57 residents
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
5,826 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,038 residents
Eltham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
1,513 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
998 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
422 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Eltham 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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