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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000746

Beckton

Beckton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,426 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
9,426

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,394

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,237

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.6%

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.

Leyton South, Waltham Forest10,299 residents · 34.5% owned · 53.2% no carLea Bridge, Waltham Forest10,563 residents · 46.9% owned · 51.1% no carYiewsley West, Hillingdon13,293 residents · 41.4% owned · 31.1% no carBlackhorse Road, Waltham Forest12,903 residents · 38.3% owned · 56.2% no carMerton Church Road & Phipps Bridge, Merton8,661 residents · 35.6% owned · 42.0% no carHolywell, Watford10,296 residents · 38.6% owned · 26.4% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Woolwich, Newham7,086 residents · 21.0% owned · 48.8% no carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no carCanning Town South & Bow Creek, Newham13,097 residents · 20.9% owned · 63.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beckton

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

Tenure

Social rented40.4%
1,372 households
Private rented32%
1,085 households
Owned23.2%
788 households
Shared ownership4.3%
145 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement61.5%
2,088 households
Terraced21%
714 households
Semi-detached11.8%
399 households
Detached4.1%
140 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.9%
1,559 households
1 car or van in household42.6%
1,447 households
2 cars or vans in household9.3%
317 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%
71 households
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.2%
1,331 households
1 bedroom26.4%
897 households
3 bedrooms23.4%
794 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
372 households
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.5%
2,021 households
One-person household26.5%
899 households
Other household types14%
474 households
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.8%
978 households
1 person in household26.5%
898 households
3 people in household19.9%
676 households
4 people in household13.6%
460 households
5 people in household5.6%
191 households
6 people in household3.1%
106 households
7 people in household1.4%
46 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
36 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,712 residents
15–2927.2%
2,562 residents
30–4429.2%
2,749 residents
45–6419%
1,795 residents
65 and over6.5%
608 residents
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41.2%
3,885 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.1%
2,557 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.7%
1,953 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
552 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
481 residents
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.6%
3,324 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
747 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
4,754 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.9%
2,507 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.8%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.6%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
999 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
4,830 residents
Good health33.6%
3,163 residents
Fair health10.3%
968 residents
Bad health3.8%
354 residents
Very bad health1.2%
112 residents
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
8,220 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
1,207 residents
Beckton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,596 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
1,081 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
524 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
184 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Beckton · 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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