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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000752

Hainault East

Hainault East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,782 residents in Redbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Redbridge
8,782

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,266

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,798

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.5%

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.

Hanworth South, Hounslow7,115 residents · 59.7% owned · 21.9% no carHornchurch Marshes, Havering10,640 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.9% no carKennet Island & Green Park, Reading13,071 residents · 35.1% owned · 26.1% no carWest Drayton West, Hillingdon9,576 residents · 48.1% owned · 25.9% no carStanwell South, Spelthorne7,759 residents · 55.1% owned · 18.0% no carHolywell, Watford10,296 residents · 38.6% owned · 26.4% no car

Most similar within Redbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hainault West, Redbridge6,920 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hainault East

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

Tenure

Owned54.7%
1,785 households
Social rented26.7%
871 households
Private rented14.4%
469 households
Shared ownership4%
130 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.9%
1,173 households
Terraced29.3%
956 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.4%
895 households
Detached5.2%
169 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
1,574 households
No cars or vans in household24.8%
811 households
2 cars or vans in household21.8%
711 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
170 households
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.3%
1,479 households
2 bedrooms28.2%
922 households
1 bedroom15.8%
515 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
348 households
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
2,001 households
One-person household27.7%
904 households
Other household types11.1%
361 households
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.7%
904 households
2 people in household23.8%
779 households
3 people in household19.5%
637 households
4 people in household17.8%
582 households
5 people in household6.8%
222 households
6 people in household2.6%
86 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.9%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,895 residents
15–2918%
1,580 residents
30–4426.8%
2,355 residents
45–6422.8%
2,002 residents
65 and over10.8%
953 residents
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.1%
4,927 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.3%
2,048 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.7%
1,024 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
448 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
335 residents
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.5%
2,410 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.2%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
948 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
692 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.3%
4,360 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.4%
2,265 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,171 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
4,375 residents
Good health33.8%
2,970 residents
Fair health10.9%
959 residents
Bad health4%
348 residents
Very bad health1.5%
130 residents
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
7,549 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,230 residents
Hainault East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.2%
1,410 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,087 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.5%
572 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
175 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
22 households
Hainault 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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