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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000738

East Ham South West

East Ham South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,577 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
9,577

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,786

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20,855.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.2%

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.

Barking East, Barking and Dagenham9,133 residents · 46.5% owned · 40.7% no carSudbury West, Brent7,259 residents · 50.7% owned · 30.9% no carGoodmayes South, Redbridge14,681 residents · 48.9% owned · 29.6% no carGoodmayes North, Redbridge8,383 residents · 49.4% owned · 31.8% no carSeven Kings Meads Lane, Redbridge8,108 residents · 48.8% owned · 32.0% no carLoxford Park, Redbridge7,395 residents · 36.7% owned · 38.9% 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 carEast Ham South, Newham10,379 residents · 42.5% owned · 41.9% no carWallend South, Newham9,204 residents · 35.7% owned · 42.4% no carWallend North, Newham8,527 residents · 41.0% owned · 42.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Ham South West

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

Tenure

Owned48.2%
1,343 households
Private rented36.3%
1,012 households
Social rented13.4%
374 households
Shared ownership2%
55 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced53%
1,477 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.1%
533 households
Semi-detached11.7%
325 households
Detached7.9%
220 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.9%
191 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,223 households
No cars or vans in household41.9%
1,168 households
2 cars or vans in household11.8%
328 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
66 households
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,207 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
733 households
4 or more bedrooms18.2%
506 households
1 bedroom12.2%
339 households
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
1,709 households
Other household types20.3%
566 households
One-person household18.3%
508 households
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

4 people in household20%
556 households
2 people in household19.3%
538 households
1 person in household18.3%
508 households
3 people in household16.5%
458 households
5 people in household12.8%
357 households
6 people in household6.7%
187 households
8 or more people in household3.5%
97 households
7 people in household2.9%
82 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523%
2,205 residents
15–2921.8%
2,087 residents
30–4426.7%
2,555 residents
45–6421.8%
2,088 residents
65 and over6.8%
647 residents
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh52%
4,981 residents
White27.1%
2,601 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.3%
1,080 residents
Other ethnic group5.2%
499 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
420 residents
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.2%
2,689 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.5%
1,626 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.6%
767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
239 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.2%
4,497 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.8%
2,446 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.9%
285 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.8%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.7%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.1%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
307 residents aged 16 and over
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.2%
5,099 residents
Good health33%
3,156 residents
Fair health9.9%
951 residents
Bad health2.9%
276 residents
Very bad health1%
95 residents
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.7%
8,593 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.3%
983 residents
East Ham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.2%
1,091 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,045 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.8%
495 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
146 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
East Ham South 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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