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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000875

Bromley-by-Bow West

Bromley-by-Bow West is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,571 residents in Tower Hamlets. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tower Hamlets
13,571

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,079

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20,328

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.7%

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 carSouth Bermondsey Central, Southwark9,610 residents · 23.4% owned · 62.3% no carYork Gardens, Wandsworth8,104 residents · 20.7% owned · 64.1% no carWoodberry Down & Manor House, Hackney9,398 residents · 14.0% owned · 69.9% no carStratford East, Newham8,140 residents · 27.1% owned · 58.9% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no car

Most similar within Tower Hamlets

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Poplar West, Tower Hamlets10,801 residents · 18.9% owned · 65.2% no carBromley-by-Bow East, Tower Hamlets11,514 residents · 19.3% owned · 64.8% no carMile End East & Burdett Estate, Tower Hamlets13,809 residents · 26.2% owned · 65.6% no carBethnal Green East, Tower Hamlets6,371 residents · 24.0% owned · 62.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bromley-by-Bow West

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

Tenure

Social rented46.1%
2,341 households
Private rented30.9%
1,567 households
Owned19.8%
1,004 households
Shared ownership3.2%
161 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement88.6%
4,502 households
Terraced4.5%
230 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
146 households
Semi-detached1.8%
90 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
52 households
Detached0.5%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
14 households
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65.8%
3,344 households
1 car or van in household29.2%
1,483 households
2 cars or vans in household4.3%
220 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
33 households
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.8%
2,070 households
1 bedroom32.2%
1,636 households
3 bedrooms19.9%
1,011 households
4 or more bedrooms7.1%
362 households
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.3%
2,809 households
One-person household29.7%
1,508 households
Other household types15%
762 households
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.7%
1,508 households
2 people in household29.3%
1,488 households
3 people in household13.9%
705 households
4 people in household11.3%
575 households
5 people in household8.6%
435 households
6 people in household4.3%
216 households
7 people in household1.7%
87 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
64 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
2,669 residents
15–2929.9%
4,057 residents
30–4429.3%
3,979 residents
45–6416.3%
2,207 residents
65 and over4.8%
658 residents
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh49.8%
6,761 residents
White31.8%
4,319 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.6%
1,436 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
599 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
457 residents
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.7%
4,674 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,571 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.4%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
6,486 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.4%
3,787 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,964 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.2%
1,845 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
1,538 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.1%
1,401 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.7%
6,883 residents
Good health32.8%
4,452 residents
Fair health10.8%
1,462 residents
Bad health4.3%
580 residents
Very bad health1.4%
194 residents
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
11,636 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,935 residents
Bromley-by-Bow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.1%
2,086 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,639 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.5%
890 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.4%
425 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
39 households
Bromley-by-Bow West · 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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