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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000739

Plaistow Park

Plaistow Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,724 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
7,724

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,478

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,035.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Baker's Arms, Waltham Forest11,798 residents · 33.1% owned · 52.4% no carPlumstead High Street, Greenwich11,064 residents · 36.2% owned · 46.9% 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 carWealdstone South, Harrow11,773 residents · 46.4% owned · 33.1% no carBurnt Oak & Watling Park, Barnet12,397 residents · 36.1% owned · 35.9% 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 carWest Ham & Stratford Park, Newham10,095 residents · 27.5% owned · 53.0% no carPlaistow North, Newham7,302 residents · 23.7% owned · 52.7% no carBeckton North, Newham8,598 residents · 31.0% owned · 39.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Plaistow Park

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

Tenure

Private rented34.6%
857 households
Social rented33.3%
824 households
Owned28.7%
712 households
Shared ownership3.1%
78 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.6%
882 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.6%
808 households
Semi-detached12.6%
313 households
Detached8.8%
218 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.3%
180 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
43 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51.4%
1,273 households
1 car or van in household38.8%
960 households
2 cars or vans in household8%
199 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
45 households
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.1%
894 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
691 households
1 bedroom19.9%
494 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
400 households
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.9%
1,336 households
One-person household24.7%
611 households
Other household types21.4%
531 households
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household24.6%
611 households
2 people in household20.1%
498 households
3 people in household18.1%
448 households
4 people in household16.3%
405 households
5 people in household9.4%
233 households
6 people in household5.2%
129 households
8 or more people in household3.7%
92 households
7 people in household2.5%
63 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,531 residents
15–2924.6%
1,901 residents
30–4425.2%
1,948 residents
45–6422.9%
1,771 residents
65 and over7.4%
575 residents
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh33.5%
2,587 residents
White32.9%
2,545 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African22.3%
1,723 residents
Other ethnic group6.5%
500 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
369 residents
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
2,148 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.5%
1,434 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.6%
648 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
3,650 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
2,172 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.5%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.7%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.5%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
3,990 residents
Good health33%
2,551 residents
Fair health10.6%
816 residents
Bad health3.5%
270 residents
Very bad health1.3%
97 residents
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
6,797 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
927 residents
Plaistow Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.4%
953 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.3%
850 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
502 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
157 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
17 households
Plaistow Park · 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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