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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000721

Forest Gate South

Forest Gate South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,544 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
9,544

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,763

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,184.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.5%

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.

Bury Park, Luton11,539 residents · 36.3% owned · 41.2% no carLoxford Park, Redbridge7,395 residents · 36.7% owned · 38.9% no carWembley West, Brent11,284 residents · 40.9% owned · 40.3% no carSouthall Park, Ealing9,835 residents · 46.0% owned · 37.9% no carSmethwick South East, Sandwell8,075 residents · 41.0% owned · 37.8% no carSudbury East, Brent9,844 residents · 43.7% owned · 36.0% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Manor Park South, Newham8,357 residents · 33.0% owned · 49.5% no carEast Ham Central, Newham9,962 residents · 38.8% owned · 51.0% no carPlashet West, Newham8,518 residents · 37.0% owned · 48.3% no carForest Gate East, Newham7,489 residents · 47.1% owned · 41.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Forest Gate South

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

Tenure

Private rented45.9%
1,268 households
Owned33.2%
918 households
Social rented19.9%
550 households
Shared ownership0.7%
18 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.2%
890 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.9%
799 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.7%
434 households
Semi-detached10.1%
280 households
Detached6.2%
172 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop5.9%
162 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
7 households
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51.2%
1,418 households
1 car or van in household35.9%
993 households
2 cars or vans in household9.8%
270 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
86 households
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms29.8%
825 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
681 households
4 or more bedrooms24.2%
670 households
1 bedroom21.3%
588 households
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.8%
1,543 households
Other household types22.4%
618 households
One-person household21.8%
603 households
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household21.8%
603 households
2 people in household18.7%
518 households
4 people in household17%
469 households
3 people in household15.3%
424 households
5 people in household11.4%
314 households
6 people in household7.1%
195 households
8 or more people in household5.1%
141 households
7 people in household3.6%
100 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
2,127 residents
15–2923.1%
2,201 residents
30–4426.8%
2,559 residents
45–6420.1%
1,921 residents
65 and over7.7%
736 residents
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh64.5%
6,157 residents
White16.2%
1,547 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.1%
1,153 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
398 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
290 residents
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.5%
2,365 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications26%
1,895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
958 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
716 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
3,939 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
3,023 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21.2%
1,542 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.8%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.4%
4,999 residents
Good health31.5%
3,005 residents
Fair health11.2%
1,066 residents
Bad health3.7%
352 residents
Very bad health1.3%
122 residents
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.1%
8,409 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.9%
1,136 residents
Forest Gate South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.5%
1,091 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.5%
842 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.8%
630 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
187 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
14 households
Forest Gate 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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