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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000343

Mottingham East

Mottingham East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,046 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
7,046

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,696

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,607.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.7%

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.

Larkswood, Waltham Forest8,011 residents · 62.3% owned · 25.6% no carFriday Hill, Waltham Forest8,567 residents · 57.6% owned · 25.5% no carChingford Green West, Waltham Forest8,369 residents · 64.2% owned · 24.6% no carDucks Island & Underhill, Barnet9,646 residents · 53.5% owned · 26.4% no carHillfields, Bristol, City of6,690 residents · 57.1% owned · 20.7% no carSt Mary Cray North, Bromley8,679 residents · 46.5% owned · 28.4% no car

Most similar within Greenwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Plumstead South, Greenwich6,332 residents · 55.7% owned · 35.3% no carEltham West, Greenwich8,471 residents · 45.1% owned · 30.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mottingham East

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

Tenure

Owned57%
1,537 households
Social rented31%
837 households
Private rented11.5%
309 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.7%
1,256 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.4%
684 households
Terraced17.5%
471 households
Detached5.2%
139 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.4%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,206 households
No cars or vans in household27.4%
738 households
2 cars or vans in household21.1%
569 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
182 households
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45%
1,213 households
4 or more bedrooms22.7%
611 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
500 households
1 bedroom13.8%
371 households
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
1,705 households
One-person household27.9%
751 households
Other household types8.8%
238 households
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.9%
750 households
2 people in household27.8%
748 households
3 people in household18.3%
492 households
4 people in household14.9%
400 households
5 people in household6.7%
181 households
6 people in household2.9%
78 households
7 people in household0.8%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,345 residents
15–2917.8%
1,253 residents
30–4421.5%
1,512 residents
45–6426%
1,835 residents
65 and over15.6%
1,103 residents
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.9%
4,925 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.6%
815 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.4%
662 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
339 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
305 residents
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.7%
1,946 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
755 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
530 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
254 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
3,366 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
2,124 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
3,357 residents
Good health33.1%
2,333 residents
Fair health13%
914 residents
Bad health5%
350 residents
Very bad health1.3%
93 residents
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
5,784 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,263 residents
Mottingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.2%
1,191 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
869 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
478 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
143 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Mottingham East · 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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