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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000741

Plaistow South

Plaistow South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,246 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
8,246

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,681

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,913.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.6%

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.

Burnt Oak & Watling Park, Barnet12,397 residents · 36.1% owned · 35.9% no carBecontree West, Barking and Dagenham12,863 residents · 36.3% owned · 34.2% no carMayesbrook Park & Rippleside, Barking and Dagenham9,552 residents · 39.6% owned · 35.2% no carBecontree North, Barking and Dagenham12,041 residents · 42.1% owned · 29.2% no carBroad Green & Waddon Marsh, Croydon9,461 residents · 39.7% owned · 42.2% no carBecontree South, Barking and Dagenham9,398 residents · 40.8% owned · 34.2% 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 carManor Park North, Newham7,350 residents · 34.6% owned · 45.7% no carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Plaistow South

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

Tenure

Owned42%
1,126 households
Private rented32.1%
861 households
Social rented24.7%
662 households
Shared ownership0.8%
22 households
Lives rent free0.4%
10 households
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced53.3%
1,432 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.9%
508 households
Semi-detached12%
323 households
Detached7.4%
200 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.1%
136 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
58 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47.1%
1,264 households
1 car or van in household41.3%
1,108 households
2 cars or vans in household9.2%
246 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.5%
67 households
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43%
1,154 households
3 bedrooms34.5%
927 households
1 bedroom11.3%
302 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
301 households
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%
1,642 households
One-person household21.8%
587 households
Other household types17%
458 households
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household22.5%
604 households
1 person in household21.9%
590 households
3 people in household18.8%
505 households
4 people in household16.6%
447 households
5 people in household11%
295 households
6 people in household5.4%
144 households
7 people in household2.2%
58 households
8 or more people in household1.7%
47 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.2%
1,833 residents
15–2920.8%
1,713 residents
30–4425.3%
2,084 residents
45–6423.8%
1,963 residents
65 and over7.9%
653 residents
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh39.5%
3,253 residents
White31.9%
2,631 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.1%
1,495 residents
Other ethnic group5.9%
487 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
379 residents
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.6%
2,238 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.5%
1,482 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.5%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%
3,804 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36%
2,264 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
3,955 residents
Good health36.1%
2,975 residents
Fair health11.3%
935 residents
Bad health3.4%
282 residents
Very bad health1.2%
99 residents
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
7,234 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,011 residents
Plaistow South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37%
994 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.4%
977 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.8%
531 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Plaistow 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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