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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000871

Bromley-by-Bow East

Bromley-by-Bow East is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,514 residents in Tower Hamlets. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tower Hamlets
11,514

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,228

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,205.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

64.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.2%

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.

Canning Town Central, Newham10,282 residents · 22.5% owned · 58.7% no carStratford East, Newham8,140 residents · 27.1% owned · 58.9% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no carBarking Central, Barking and Dagenham10,568 residents · 19.1% owned · 60.6% no carStratford Central, Newham9,987 residents · 21.5% owned · 67.0% no carForest Gate West, Newham8,076 residents · 29.6% owned · 53.7% no car

Most similar within Tower Hamlets

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bromley-by-Bow West, Tower Hamlets13,571 residents · 19.8% owned · 65.8% no carPoplar West, Tower Hamlets10,801 residents · 18.9% owned · 65.2% no carPoplar Leaside, Tower Hamlets10,831 residents · 19.6% owned · 64.2% no carMile End East & Burdett Estate, Tower Hamlets13,809 residents · 26.2% owned · 65.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bromley-by-Bow East

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

Tenure

Social rented45.9%
1,942 households
Private rented29.8%
1,262 households
Owned19.3%
816 households
Shared ownership4.7%
197 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement88.4%
3,738 households
Terraced6.7%
284 households
Semi-detached1.8%
77 households
Detached1.1%
46 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household64.8%
2,737 households
1 car or van in household30.3%
1,282 households
2 cars or vans in household4.5%
189 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.4%
18 households
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.4%
1,581 households
1 bedroom31.5%
1,333 households
3 bedrooms22.5%
952 households
4 or more bedrooms8.6%
362 households
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.8%
2,273 households
One-person household29.5%
1,247 households
Other household types16.7%
708 households
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.5%
1,247 households
2 people in household27.3%
1,153 households
3 people in household15.5%
656 households
4 people in household12.1%
511 households
5 people in household7.3%
308 households
6 people in household4.5%
192 households
8 or more people in household2.1%
90 households
7 people in household1.7%
71 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
2,420 residents
15–2928%
3,225 residents
30–4429%
3,336 residents
45–6416.7%
1,919 residents
65 and over5.3%
615 residents
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh52.8%
6,080 residents
White27.4%
3,151 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11%
1,261 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
594 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
429 residents
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.2%
3,785 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.1%
1,712 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.2%
915 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
756 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.9%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
5,506 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.1%
3,052 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.5%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,564 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.6%
1,489 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.5%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
920 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
5,744 residents
Good health33%
3,802 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,358 residents
Bad health3.9%
446 residents
Very bad health1.4%
164 residents
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
9,926 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,588 residents
Bromley-by-Bow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,719 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,410 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
807 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
273 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
19 households
Bromley-by-Bow 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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