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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000722

Stratford East

Stratford East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,140 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
8,140

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,934

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

18,000.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

58.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.9%

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.

Leyton South, Waltham Forest10,299 residents · 34.5% owned · 53.2% no carLeytonstone South West, Waltham Forest11,200 residents · 29.3% owned · 51.6% no carBaker's Arms, Waltham Forest11,798 residents · 33.1% owned · 52.4% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carBruce Grove South, Haringey7,081 residents · 38.9% owned · 57.4% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Forest Gate West, Newham8,076 residents · 29.6% owned · 53.7% no carWest Ham & Stratford Park, Newham10,095 residents · 27.5% owned · 53.0% no carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no carPlaistow North, Newham7,302 residents · 23.7% owned · 52.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stratford East

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

Tenure

Private rented39%
1,144 households
Social rented31.3%
919 households
Owned27.1%
794 households
Shared ownership2.3%
67 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44%
1,292 households
Terraced30.7%
900 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.2%
328 households
Semi-detached7.3%
213 households
Detached4.1%
120 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household58.9%
1,730 households
1 car or van in household33.5%
982 households
2 cars or vans in household6.4%
189 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
34 households
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.9%
1,055 households
3 bedrooms26.6%
782 households
1 bedroom24.4%
716 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
382 households
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.6%
1,515 households
One-person household29%
850 households
Other household types19.4%
570 households
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29%
850 households
2 people in household24.8%
727 households
3 people in household17.1%
502 households
4 people in household14.4%
423 households
5 people in household7.7%
227 households
6 people in household3.6%
106 households
7 people in household1.9%
55 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
42 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,310 residents
15–2924.7%
2,011 residents
30–4429.8%
2,423 residents
45–6421.7%
1,765 residents
65 and over7.8%
632 residents
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41.1%
3,345 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29.2%
2,380 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.5%
1,506 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%
499 residents
Other ethnic group5%
410 residents
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.9%
2,897 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,283 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.7%
792 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
641 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.3%
629 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.9%
4,383 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.6%
2,066 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.9%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.7%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
4,006 residents
Good health35.6%
2,897 residents
Fair health11%
892 residents
Bad health3.1%
250 residents
Very bad health1.2%
95 residents
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
7,074 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,066 residents
Stratford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
1,134 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,056 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.8%
553 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
181 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Stratford 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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