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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000734

Plaistow North

Plaistow North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,302 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
7,302

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,495

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19,180.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.9%

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.

Baker's Arms, Waltham Forest11,798 residents · 33.1% owned · 52.4% no carLeytonstone South West, Waltham Forest11,200 residents · 29.3% owned · 51.6% no carLeyton South, Waltham Forest10,299 residents · 34.5% owned · 53.2% no carPlumstead High Street, Greenwich11,064 residents · 36.2% owned · 46.9% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carTottenham North West, Haringey8,253 residents · 24.6% owned · 59.1% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Ham & Stratford Park, Newham10,095 residents · 27.5% owned · 53.0% no carPlaistow Park, Newham7,724 residents · 28.7% owned · 51.4% no carForest Gate West, Newham8,076 residents · 29.6% owned · 53.7% no carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Plaistow North

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

Tenure

Social rented42.2%
1,053 households
Private rented30.5%
761 households
Owned23.7%
591 households
Shared ownership2.9%
72 households
Lives rent free0.7%
18 households
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement51.2%
1,277 households
Terraced28.9%
722 households
Semi-detached7.5%
188 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.2%
180 households
Detached4%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52.7%
1,314 households
1 car or van in household37.3%
930 households
2 cars or vans in household7.9%
198 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%
53 households
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.3%
780 households
3 bedrooms28.5%
711 households
1 bedroom24.8%
620 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
384 households
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.2%
1,303 households
One-person household27.5%
687 households
Other household types20.3%
506 households
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.5%
686 households
2 people in household22.8%
569 households
3 people in household16.5%
411 households
4 people in household13.9%
346 households
5 people in household9.6%
240 households
6 people in household4.4%
109 households
7 people in household3.1%
77 households
8 or more people in household2.2%
56 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,327 residents
15–2922.7%
1,659 residents
30–4426.8%
1,960 residents
45–6424.2%
1,764 residents
65 and over8.1%
590 residents
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh33%
2,407 residents
White32.4%
2,368 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African24.3%
1,776 residents
Other ethnic group5.2%
383 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
368 residents
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.9%
2,176 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.2%
1,248 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.4%
615 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
3,641 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.7%
2,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.5%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
3,558 residents
Good health34.7%
2,535 residents
Fair health11.7%
857 residents
Bad health3.5%
254 residents
Very bad health1.3%
98 residents
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
6,335 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
968 residents
Plaistow North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.1%
951 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.6%
838 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
521 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
172 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
13 households
Plaistow North · 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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