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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000731

East Ham Central

East Ham Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,962 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
9,962

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,773

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,149.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.2%

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.

Ilford South East, Redbridge9,840 residents · 48.4% owned · 31.6% no carLoxford Park, Redbridge7,395 residents · 36.7% owned · 38.9% no carSouthall Park, Ealing9,835 residents · 46.0% owned · 37.9% no carBarking East, Barking and Dagenham9,133 residents · 46.5% owned · 40.7% no carSeven Kings Meads Lane, Redbridge8,108 residents · 48.8% owned · 32.0% no carWembley West, Brent11,284 residents · 40.9% owned · 40.3% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Plashet West, Newham8,518 residents · 37.0% owned · 48.3% no carManor Park South, Newham8,357 residents · 33.0% owned · 49.5% no carForest Gate South, Newham9,544 residents · 33.2% owned · 51.2% no carEast Ham North, Newham11,195 residents · 46.2% owned · 43.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Ham Central

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

Tenure

Private rented45.1%
1,252 households
Owned38.8%
1,076 households
Social rented15.1%
418 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.7%
1,294 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.2%
505 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.3%
314 households
Semi-detached10.5%
292 households
Detached7.9%
220 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.5%
124 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51%
1,412 households
1 car or van in household36.8%
1,020 households
2 cars or vans in household9.9%
273 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
66 households
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.2%
1,142 households
2 bedrooms22%
609 households
4 or more bedrooms20.3%
563 households
1 bedroom16.5%
456 households
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
1,595 households
Other household types24.6%
680 households
One-person household17.8%
492 households
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household18.5%
512 households
4 people in household18.3%
506 households
1 person in household17.8%
492 households
3 people in household16.1%
446 households
5 people in household13%
359 households
6 people in household7.4%
205 households
8 or more people in household4.9%
136 households
7 people in household4.2%
115 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%
2,180 residents
15–2922.4%
2,230 residents
30–4426.3%
2,621 residents
45–6420.6%
2,056 residents
65 and over8.8%
873 residents
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh67.8%
6,754 residents
White16.9%
1,685 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.3%
726 residents
Other ethnic group5.3%
525 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
276 residents
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.2%
2,613 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.6%
1,881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.8%
980 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
824 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10%
764 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.4%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
242 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.6%
4,096 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.7%
3,189 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.6%
355 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.4%
1,479 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.8%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
307 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
4,883 residents
Good health34.5%
3,440 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,151 residents
Bad health3.6%
360 residents
Very bad health1.3%
128 residents
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.8%
8,844 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.2%
1,118 residents
East Ham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension41.2%
1,141 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.7%
822 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.4%
592 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
East Ham 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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