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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000718

Little Ilford East

Little Ilford East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,406 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
7,406

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,246

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,847.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.8%

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 carNorth Hyde & North Cranford, Hounslow8,117 residents · 33.6% owned · 30.5% no carIlford South West, Redbridge11,487 residents · 29.2% owned · 47.3% no carBecontree West, Barking and Dagenham12,863 residents · 36.3% owned · 34.2% no carFoleshill East, Coventry11,719 residents · 33.2% owned · 41.1% no carBurnt Oak & Watling Park, Barnet12,397 residents · 36.1% owned · 35.9% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Ham West, Newham8,900 residents · 28.6% owned · 52.0% no carLittle Ilford West, Newham7,297 residents · 32.3% owned · 47.3% no carWallend South, Newham9,204 residents · 35.7% owned · 42.4% no carEast Ham South, Newham10,379 residents · 42.5% owned · 41.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Little Ilford East

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

Tenure

Social rented38.5%
864 households
Owned31%
696 households
Private rented28.5%
640 households
Shared ownership1.7%
38 households
Lives rent free0.4%
8 households
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement50.8%
1,142 households
Terraced28.1%
631 households
Semi-detached9%
203 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.6%
148 households
Detached4.8%
109 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44.9%
1,009 households
1 car or van in household41.2%
926 households
2 cars or vans in household11.6%
260 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%
50 households
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.1%
834 households
3 bedrooms32.5%
731 households
1 bedroom19.5%
438 households
4 or more bedrooms10.9%
245 households
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
1,403 households
One-person household21.8%
490 households
Other household types15.8%
355 households
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household21.8%
490 households
3 people in household18.2%
408 households
4 people in household18.1%
406 households
2 people in household16.7%
375 households
5 people in household13.5%
303 households
6 people in household6.5%
146 households
7 people in household2.9%
66 households
8 or more people in household2.3%
51 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.1%
1,862 residents
15–2923.6%
1,748 residents
30–4423.4%
1,732 residents
45–6420.8%
1,540 residents
65 and over7.1%
525 residents
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh54.7%
4,053 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African21.2%
1,570 residents
White16%
1,182 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
317 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
282 residents
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.8%
1,722 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.2%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
724 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
590 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
2,885 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,264 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.9%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.4%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15.4%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
245 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
3,676 residents
Good health33.3%
2,466 residents
Fair health12.4%
917 residents
Bad health3.5%
257 residents
Very bad health1.2%
90 residents
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.8%
6,502 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.2%
904 residents
Little Ilford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.6%
889 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.1%
676 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.6%
486 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%
184 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
12 households
Little Ilford 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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