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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000725

Stratford Central

Stratford Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,987 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
9,987

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,997

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,598.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

67.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.9%

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.

New Cross & Deptford South, Lewisham8,888 residents · 24.1% owned · 63.3% no carTottenham Green West, Haringey7,988 residents · 28.6% owned · 62.5% no carTottenham Lea Valley, Haringey11,429 residents · 30.5% owned · 58.2% no carCharlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard, Greenwich7,641 residents · 20.4% owned · 60.1% no carQueenstown Road & Patmore, Wandsworth9,890 residents · 22.4% owned · 64.5% no carSouth Bermondsey Central, Southwark9,610 residents · 23.4% owned · 62.3% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stratford East, Newham8,140 residents · 27.1% owned · 58.9% no carCanning Town South & Bow Creek, Newham13,097 residents · 20.9% owned · 63.1% no carCanning Town Central, Newham10,282 residents · 22.5% owned · 58.7% no carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stratford Central

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

Tenure

Private rented41.5%
1,660 households
Social rented32.7%
1,309 households
Owned21.5%
860 households
Shared ownership3.4%
135 households
Lives rent free0.8%
33 households
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement62.2%
2,488 households
Terraced22.3%
891 households
Semi-detached5.6%
223 households
Detached3.2%
127 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
125 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
109 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
15 households
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household67%
2,682 households
1 car or van in household28.5%
1,140 households
2 cars or vans in household3.8%
151 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
29 households
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.3%
1,692 households
1 bedroom31.3%
1,250 households
3 bedrooms20%
799 households
4 or more bedrooms6.5%
259 households
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.4%
2,054 households
One-person household28.6%
1,142 households
Other household types20.1%
802 households
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
1,328 households
1 person in household28.5%
1,142 households
3 people in household17.9%
715 households
4 people in household11%
440 households
5 people in household5%
200 households
6 people in household2.1%
82 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
59 households
7 people in household0.9%
34 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,613 residents
15–2928.6%
2,859 residents
30–4429.6%
2,956 residents
45–6418.9%
1,885 residents
65 and over6.8%
675 residents
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White39%
3,895 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh28.9%
2,891 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.6%
2,062 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
587 residents
Other ethnic group5.5%
552 residents
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.9%
3,890 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
1,378 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.8%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
650 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.1%
5,489 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.9%
2,481 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,423 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
1,253 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.7%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
5,179 residents
Good health33.4%
3,338 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,050 residents
Bad health3.1%
310 residents
Very bad health1.1%
110 residents
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.6%
8,847 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.4%
1,140 residents
Stratford Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.2%
1,689 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,384 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
705 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
22 households
Stratford Central · 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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