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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000884

Aldgate

Aldgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,769 residents in Tower Hamlets. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tower Hamlets
12,769

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,114

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23,407.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

78.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.5%

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.

Elephant & Castle, Southwark7,613 residents · 16.8% owned · 76.8% no carBorough & Southwark Street, Southwark10,168 residents · 21.3% owned · 75.4% no carLambeth North, Waterloo & South Bank, Lambeth8,567 residents · 20.7% owned · 73.2% no carClerkenwell, Islington11,313 residents · 23.4% owned · 75.1% no carHoxton South & East, Hackney7,332 residents · 17.2% owned · 78.6% no carVauxhall South, Lambeth12,520 residents · 24.5% owned · 72.8% no car

Most similar within Tower Hamlets

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets10,433 residents · 20.7% owned · 75.7% no carBethnal Green North West, Tower Hamlets7,196 residents · 25.8% owned · 68.3% no carBrick Lane North, Tower Hamlets8,145 residents · 19.2% owned · 72.7% no carCubitt Town, Tower Hamlets7,565 residents · 22.8% owned · 68.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aldgate

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

Tenure

Private rented55.3%
2,826 households
Social rented25.2%
1,290 households
Owned15.8%
808 households
Shared ownership3.6%
186 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement81%
4,144 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse7.3%
374 households
Terraced4.5%
229 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
154 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
128 households
Semi-detached1.2%
59 households
Detached0.4%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household78.8%
4,032 households
1 car or van in household18.5%
948 households
2 cars or vans in household2.2%
110 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
25 households
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom39.8%
2,036 households
2 bedrooms36.4%
1,860 households
3 bedrooms15.7%
805 households
4 or more bedrooms8.1%
413 households
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household43.3%
2,212 households
One-person household35.2%
1,801 households
Other household types21.5%
1,100 households
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
1,801 households
2 people in household33.4%
1,709 households
3 people in household12.6%
647 households
4 people in household8.5%
435 households
5 people in household4.3%
218 households
6 people in household3.1%
159 households
7 people in household1.4%
73 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
73 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,852 residents
15–2941.9%
5,343 residents
30–4428.4%
3,629 residents
45–6411.5%
1,471 residents
65 and over3.7%
469 residents
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh51.4%
6,560 residents
White35.1%
4,486 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
585 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
568 residents
Other ethnic group4.4%
565 residents
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.5%
6,005 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
1,475 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
1,349 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.6%
826 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%
586 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.8%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
6,526 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.2%
3,697 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.5%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
2,719 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students21.4%
2,318 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,849 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.1%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.8%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.8%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.8%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.5%
7,213 residents
Good health31.3%
3,992 residents
Fair health8.7%
1,108 residents
Bad health2.7%
339 residents
Very bad health0.9%
117 residents
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act90.5%
11,561 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act9.5%
1,208 residents
Aldgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%
2,635 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,661 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
611 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
186 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
22 households
Aldgate · 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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