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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000737

East Ham South

East Ham South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,379 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
10,379

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,066

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,342.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.4%

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.

Loxford Park, Redbridge7,395 residents · 36.7% owned · 38.9% no carBarking East, Barking and Dagenham9,133 residents · 46.5% owned · 40.7% no carPlumstead High Street, Greenwich11,064 residents · 36.2% owned · 46.9% no carBecontree West, Barking and Dagenham12,863 residents · 36.3% owned · 34.2% no carFoleshill West, Coventry7,355 residents · 41.4% owned · 34.3% no carWealdstone South, Harrow11,773 residents · 46.4% owned · 33.1% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lonsdale Avenue, Newham8,705 residents · 40.3% owned · 40.6% no carWallend South, Newham9,204 residents · 35.7% owned · 42.4% no carEast Ham South West, Newham9,577 residents · 48.2% owned · 41.9% no carManor Park North, Newham7,350 residents · 34.6% owned · 45.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Ham South

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

Tenure

Owned42.5%
1,303 households
Private rented31.7%
972 households
Social rented24.6%
755 households
Shared ownership0.9%
27 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.1%
1,534 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26%
798 households
Semi-detached13.2%
405 households
Detached5.8%
178 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.5%
106 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,323 households
No cars or vans in household41.9%
1,284 households
2 cars or vans in household12.9%
395 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%
65 households
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,300 households
2 bedrooms30%
920 households
4 or more bedrooms15.1%
462 households
1 bedroom12.5%
384 households
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
1,915 households
One-person household19.5%
597 households
Other household types18.1%
554 households
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household20.4%
626 households
1 person in household19.5%
598 households
4 people in household19%
582 households
3 people in household15.4%
471 households
5 people in household12.6%
385 households
6 people in household6.1%
186 households
8 or more people in household4.1%
125 households
7 people in household3.1%
94 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.9%
2,379 residents
15–2922.3%
2,312 residents
30–4422.8%
2,366 residents
45–6423.9%
2,485 residents
65 and over8.1%
839 residents
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh46.6%
4,836 residents
White29.2%
3,027 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.9%
1,544 residents
Other ethnic group5.5%
571 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
405 residents
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.4%
2,691 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.4%
1,751 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
264 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
4,542 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
2,953 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.3%
338 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.9%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
895 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.9%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
392 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
5,218 residents
Good health33.1%
3,439 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,199 residents
Bad health3.9%
407 residents
Very bad health1.1%
116 residents
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
9,076 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
1,303 residents
East Ham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,107 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.4%
1,025 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.6%
694 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
222 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
18 households
East Ham South · 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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