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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000744

Canning Town East

Canning Town East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,173 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
9,173

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,326

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15,329.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

53.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

Leytonstone South West, Waltham Forest11,200 residents · 29.3% owned · 51.6% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carLeyton South, Waltham Forest10,299 residents · 34.5% owned · 53.2% no carBaker's Arms, Waltham Forest11,798 residents · 33.1% owned · 52.4% no carMitcham West, Merton10,035 residents · 36.0% owned · 42.9% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Forest Gate West, Newham8,076 residents · 29.6% owned · 53.7% no carStratford East, Newham8,140 residents · 27.1% owned · 58.9% no carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no carWest Ham & Stratford Park, Newham10,095 residents · 27.5% owned · 53.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Canning Town East

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

Tenure

Private rented39.4%
1,312 households
Social rented28.9%
962 households
Owned28.1%
936 households
Shared ownership2.9%
97 households
Lives rent free0.6%
19 households
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37%
1,232 households
Terraced30.9%
1,027 households
Semi-detached12.1%
402 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.5%
384 households
Detached5.8%
193 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household53.3%
1,772 households
1 car or van in household38.1%
1,266 households
2 cars or vans in household7.5%
251 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
37 households
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.2%
1,272 households
3 bedrooms32.5%
1,080 households
1 bedroom20.5%
681 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
293 households
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
1,894 households
One-person household26.6%
883 households
Other household types16.5%
547 households
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27%
897 households
1 person in household26.5%
883 households
3 people in household17.7%
589 households
4 people in household14.4%
480 households
5 people in household7.9%
262 households
6 people in household3.4%
114 households
7 people in household1.6%
52 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
51 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,983 residents
15–2921.9%
2,005 residents
30–4427.7%
2,544 residents
45–6421.7%
1,989 residents
65 and over7.1%
652 residents
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White43.9%
4,025 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.8%
2,274 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20%
1,838 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
522 residents
Other ethnic group5.7%
519 residents
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
2,545 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.6%
1,673 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
921 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.3%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
4,409 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.1%
2,344 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.6%
323 residents aged 16 and over
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.6%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.6%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.3%
4,800 residents
Good health32.4%
2,970 residents
Fair health10.6%
976 residents
Bad health3.5%
322 residents
Very bad health1.1%
105 residents
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
8,045 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,128 residents
Canning Town East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.3%
1,274 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,214 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
617 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
203 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Canning Town East · 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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