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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000743

Canning Town Central

Canning Town Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,282 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
10,282

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,578

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,407.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

58.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.1%

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.

Woolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no carBaker'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 Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carMitcham West, Merton10,035 residents · 36.0% owned · 42.9% 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 carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no carPlaistow North, Newham7,302 residents · 23.7% owned · 52.7% no carCustom House, Newham9,552 residents · 23.0% owned · 48.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Canning Town Central

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

Tenure

Social rented41.3%
1,479 households
Private rented32.1%
1,147 households
Owned22.5%
805 households
Shared ownership3.9%
138 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement63.5%
2,273 households
Terraced19.2%
688 households
Semi-detached6.6%
237 households
Detached3.8%
135 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
130 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
95 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household58.7%
2,099 households
1 car or van in household34.4%
1,232 households
2 cars or vans in household5.8%
208 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
38 households
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.3%
1,297 households
3 bedrooms30.2%
1,080 households
1 bedroom25.9%
926 households
4 or more bedrooms7.7%
274 households
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.1%
2,007 households
One-person household25.8%
923 households
Other household types18.1%
646 households
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.6%
988 households
1 person in household25.8%
923 households
3 people in household16.2%
579 households
4 people in household13.5%
483 households
5 people in household9.1%
326 households
6 people in household3.7%
134 households
7 people in household2.1%
75 households
8 or more people in household2%
70 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,931 residents
15–2927.4%
2,821 residents
30–4425.6%
2,627 residents
45–6421.4%
2,203 residents
65 and over6.8%
699 residents
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White34.4%
3,532 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African28.1%
2,894 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.7%
2,744 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
561 residents
Other ethnic group5.4%
551 residents
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.1%
3,214 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
1,754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.3%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
5,081 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
2,796 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.3%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.4%
1,185 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.1%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.6%
5,311 residents
Good health32.7%
3,366 residents
Fair health10.6%
1,090 residents
Bad health3.7%
380 residents
Very bad health1.3%
136 residents
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
8,965 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
1,316 residents
Canning Town Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.8%
1,318 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,244 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
702 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%
293 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
21 households
Canning Town Central · 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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