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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000715

Little Ilford West

Little Ilford West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,297 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
7,297

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,094

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,767

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.6%

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.

Loxford Park, Redbridge7,395 residents · 36.7% owned · 38.9% no carSmethwick South East, Sandwell8,075 residents · 41.0% owned · 37.8% no carBury Park, Luton11,539 residents · 36.3% owned · 41.2% no carHighfields South, Leicester11,123 residents · 37.9% owned · 42.0% no carHandsworth West, Birmingham8,471 residents · 44.5% owned · 40.4% no carHandsworth South, Birmingham11,402 residents · 43.0% owned · 44.7% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wallend South, Newham9,204 residents · 35.7% owned · 42.4% no carManor Park South, Newham8,357 residents · 33.0% owned · 49.5% no carEast Ham West, Newham8,900 residents · 28.6% owned · 52.0% no carLittle Ilford East, Newham7,406 residents · 31.0% owned · 44.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Little Ilford West

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

Tenure

Private rented41%
859 households
Owned32.3%
676 households
Social rented25.4%
531 households
Shared ownership1%
21 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.3%
780 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.4%
657 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.8%
246 households
Semi-detached11.2%
235 households
Detached5.9%
124 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47.3%
988 households
1 car or van in household41.4%
865 households
2 cars or vans in household9.6%
200 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
38 households
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.4%
866 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
525 households
1 bedroom17.4%
364 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
336 households
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
1,319 households
One-person household19.5%
406 households
Other household types17.3%
362 households
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household19.6%
409 households
4 people in household18.9%
396 households
2 people in household17.1%
357 households
3 people in household15.9%
333 households
5 people in household14.6%
305 households
6 people in household7%
146 households
8 or more people in household3.5%
74 households
7 people in household3.4%
72 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.4%
1,854 residents
15–2922.1%
1,610 residents
30–4423.6%
1,723 residents
45–6421.2%
1,547 residents
65 and over7.7%
564 residents
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh56.2%
4,101 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.8%
1,373 residents
White17.5%
1,276 residents
Other ethnic group4%
289 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
260 residents
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.6%
1,574 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.3%
1,344 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
778 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
591 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.7%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.3%
2,782 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,302 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.6%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.7%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
260 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
3,476 residents
Good health34.8%
2,539 residents
Fair health11.9%
871 residents
Bad health4.1%
296 residents
Very bad health1.6%
115 residents
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
6,316 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
981 residents
Little Ilford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension40.1%
838 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28.7%
600 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
463 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.5%
178 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
11 households
Little Ilford 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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