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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000757

South Woodford High Road

South Woodford High Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,393 residents in Redbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Redbridge
12,393

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,179

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,308

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.5%

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.

Bromley South, Bromley10,063 residents · 60.2% owned · 30.8% no carRaynes Park, Merton8,599 residents · 50.3% owned · 37.1% no carKingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames8,360 residents · 51.3% owned · 32.6% no carNew Barnet West, Barnet6,533 residents · 64.0% owned · 22.7% no carEast Finchley, Barnet9,849 residents · 50.7% owned · 36.8% no carCroham, Croydon8,350 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.3% no car

Most similar within Redbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Snaresbrook, Redbridge12,306 residents · 59.5% owned · 31.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Woodford High Road

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

Tenure

Owned57.6%
2,983 households
Private rented32.9%
1,703 households
Social rented8.5%
438 households
Shared ownership1%
50 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.1%
2,181 households
Semi-detached26.8%
1,389 households
Terraced15%
778 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.6%
444 households
Detached4.9%
254 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
106 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.2%
2,597 households
No cars or vans in household28.5%
1,476 households
2 cars or vans in household16.9%
877 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
228 households
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30.5%
1,578 households
4 or more bedrooms25.6%
1,324 households
3 bedrooms22.9%
1,185 households
1 bedroom21.1%
1,090 households
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
3,179 households
One-person household30%
1,556 households
Other household types8.6%
446 households
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
1,610 households
1 person in household30.1%
1,556 households
3 people in household18.2%
941 households
4 people in household14.8%
766 households
5 people in household4.1%
211 households
6 people in household1.1%
57 households
7 people in household0.5%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
2,254 residents
15–2916.4%
2,035 residents
30–4427.1%
3,360 residents
45–6424.6%
3,054 residents
65 and over13.6%
1,690 residents
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.2%
7,837 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.6%
2,554 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
770 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.9%
736 residents
Other ethnic group4%
494 residents
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.5%
5,363 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
1,337 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.2%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
609 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
224 residents aged 16 and over
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.3%
6,841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.8%
2,981 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
195 residents aged 16 and over
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
2,556 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
2,469 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
1,193 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.4%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.4%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
298 residents aged 16 and over
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.1%
6,950 residents
Good health31.7%
3,928 residents
Fair health9.2%
1,144 residents
Bad health2.3%
282 residents
Very bad health0.7%
87 residents
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.9%
11,016 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.1%
1,377 residents
South Woodford High Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.5%
2,978 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
1,590 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
494 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
106 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
South Woodford High Road · 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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