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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000732

East Ham West

East Ham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,900 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
8,900

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,753

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20,154

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.7%

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.

Baker's Arms, Waltham Forest11,798 residents · 33.1% owned · 52.4% no carIlford South West, Redbridge11,487 residents · 29.2% owned · 47.3% no carPoplar Central, Tower Hamlets9,287 residents · 18.9% owned · 62.5% no carLoxford Park, Redbridge7,395 residents · 36.7% owned · 38.9% no carBury Park, Luton11,539 residents · 36.3% owned · 41.2% no carPlumstead High Street, Greenwich11,064 residents · 36.2% owned · 46.9% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Plaistow North East, Newham8,610 residents · 31.6% owned · 52.7% no carLittle Ilford East, Newham7,406 residents · 31.0% owned · 44.9% no carManor Park North, Newham7,350 residents · 34.6% owned · 45.7% no carLittle Ilford West, Newham7,297 residents · 32.3% owned · 47.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Ham West

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

Tenure

Private rented34.9%
960 households
Social rented34.4%
947 households
Owned28.6%
787 households
Shared ownership2%
55 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement48%
1,321 households
Terraced27%
743 households
Semi-detached9.1%
251 households
Detached7%
194 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.8%
188 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52%
1,430 households
1 car or van in household39%
1,073 households
2 cars or vans in household7.5%
207 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
42 households
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.3%
916 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
858 households
1 bedroom22.6%
623 households
4 or more bedrooms12.9%
355 households
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
1,698 households
One-person household21.5%
593 households
Other household types16.8%
461 households
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household21.5%
593 households
2 people in household21.5%
592 households
4 people in household17.6%
484 households
3 people in household16.3%
450 households
5 people in household10.6%
292 households
6 people in household6.1%
169 households
8 or more people in household3.6%
98 households
7 people in household2.7%
75 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522%
1,958 residents
15–2925.1%
2,232 residents
30–4424.7%
2,194 residents
45–6421.3%
1,897 residents
65 and over7%
619 residents
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh54.4%
4,840 residents
White19%
1,687 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.7%
1,486 residents
Other ethnic group6.4%
574 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
315 residents
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.7%
2,299 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.6%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
907 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
810 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
674 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
225 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.7%
3,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
2,825 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.8%
330 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.5%
1,396 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.7%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
241 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
4,314 residents
Good health33.9%
3,021 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,104 residents
Bad health3.8%
339 residents
Very bad health1.4%
122 residents
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
7,725 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,176 residents
East Ham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.8%
1,039 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.1%
884 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.5%
593 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.8%
215 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
21 households
East Ham West · 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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