Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000492

Rainham East & Wennington

Rainham East & Wennington is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,830 residents in Havering. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Havering

6,830

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,625

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

486.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rainham East & Wennington

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

Tenure

Owned83.7%

2,196 households

Private rented10.9%

287 households

Social rented4.9%

128 households

Shared ownership0.4%

10 households

Lives rent free0.2%

4 households

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45%

1,179 households

Detached28.5%

747 households

Terraced19.4%

509 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.9%

154 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%

16 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%

5 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%

3 households

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%

1,098 households

2 cars or vans in household29.3%

768 households

No cars or vans in household14.7%

386 households

3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%

369 households

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56%

1,468 households

4 or more bedrooms22.8%

598 households

2 bedrooms17.5%

459 households

1 bedroom3.6%

95 households

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.7%

1,774 households

One-person household24.6%

645 households

Other household types7.7%

201 households

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.6%

828 households

1 person in household24.6%

645 households

3 people in household19%

498 households

4 people in household15.8%

414 households

5 people in household5.2%

136 households

6 people in household2.6%

68 households

7 people in household0.6%

17 households

8 or more people in household0.6%

17 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%

1,129 residents

15–2917.2%

1,171 residents

30–4418.2%

1,245 residents

45–6426.1%

1,779 residents

65 and over22%

1,503 residents

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.9%

5,389 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.7%

594 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.1%

554 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%

181 residents

Other ethnic group1.7%

115 residents

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.7%

1,336 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above23.4%

1,316 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.5%

929 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15%

843 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%

661 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.3%

354 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.4%

191 residents aged 16 and over

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%

3,293 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.9%

2,247 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

89 residents aged 16 and over

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%

1,036 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15.6%

879 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%

719 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%

680 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.2%

632 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%

552 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%

498 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%

342 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.1%

289 residents aged 16 and over

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%

3,225 residents

Good health36.2%

2,472 residents

Fair health12.2%

830 residents

Bad health3.4%

230 residents

Very bad health1.1%

73 residents

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%

5,804 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act15%

1,026 residents

Rainham East & Wennington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.5%

1,192 households

Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%

958 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%

383 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%

87 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Rainham East & Wennington · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000492

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Rainham East & Wennington

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Rainham East & Wennington

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.