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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000768

Wanstead

Wanstead is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,788 residents in Redbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Redbridge
5,788

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,201

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,407.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.5%

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.

Merton Park, Merton7,964 residents · 74.5% owned · 23.1% no carElthorne Park, Ealing6,713 residents · 71.7% owned · 24.8% no carWidmore, Bromley8,818 residents · 74.5% owned · 18.6% no carCottenham Park, Merton8,235 residents · 69.7% owned · 20.0% no carNew Malden West, Kingston upon Thames8,489 residents · 70.7% owned · 21.4% no carTudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames8,093 residents · 76.6% owned · 16.7% no car

Most similar within Redbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wanstead Flats, Redbridge6,003 residents · 68.7% owned · 25.9% no carWoodford Wells, Redbridge11,159 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wanstead

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

Tenure

Owned73.8%
1,625 households
Private rented15.4%
340 households
Social rented10.4%
230 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.8%
896 households
Terraced26.2%
575 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.5%
407 households
Detached8.9%
196 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.1%
113 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household53.6%
1,179 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
454 households
2 cars or vans in household20.5%
450 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
117 households
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms44.8%
985 households
3 bedrooms29.8%
655 households
2 bedrooms16.8%
370 households
1 bedroom8.6%
190 households
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
1,479 households
One-person household24.4%
537 households
Other household types8.4%
184 households
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.7%
653 households
1 person in household24.4%
537 households
4 people in household19.9%
437 households
3 people in household17.7%
389 households
5 people in household5.1%
113 households
6 people in household2.2%
48 households
7 people in household0.7%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,104 residents
15–2915.2%
877 residents
30–4421.3%
1,230 residents
45–6426.8%
1,552 residents
65 and over17.7%
1,025 residents
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.4%
3,728 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.6%
1,192 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.5%
379 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.5%
320 residents
Other ethnic group3%
172 residents
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56.5%
2,612 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
566 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.3%
477 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.8%
454 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.4%
2,968 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.5%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.6%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.6%
258 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.1%
189 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.8%
3,286 residents
Good health30.9%
1,788 residents
Fair health9.7%
561 residents
Bad health2.1%
119 residents
Very bad health0.6%
35 residents
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.8%
5,138 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.2%
649 residents
Wanstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.8%
1,319 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
668 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8%
176 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
40 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Wanstead · 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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