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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000894

Millwall South

Millwall South is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,007 residents in Tower Hamlets. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tower Hamlets
11,007

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,463

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20,093.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.0%

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.

Greenhill South, Harrow11,669 residents · 38.7% owned · 48.1% no carSurrey Quays, Southwark10,291 residents · 32.5% owned · 56.7% no carRotherhithe, Southwark8,227 residents · 36.3% owned · 54.0% no carCanning Town South & Bow Creek, Newham13,097 residents · 20.9% owned · 63.1% no carWandsworth South, Wandsworth9,324 residents · 35.6% owned · 55.0% no carBlackhorse Road, Waltham Forest12,903 residents · 38.3% owned · 56.2% no car

Most similar within Tower Hamlets

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Limehouse East, Tower Hamlets9,590 residents · 26.5% owned · 64.2% no carSt George in the East & Wapping North, Tower Hamlets8,965 residents · 25.6% owned · 68.9% no carShadwell Basin & Ratcliffe, Tower Hamlets8,620 residents · 27.2% owned · 62.5% no carBlackwall, Tower Hamlets7,461 residents · 24.2% owned · 70.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Millwall South

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

Tenure

Private rented47.1%
2,100 households
Owned29.7%
1,326 households
Social rented21.1%
942 households
Shared ownership1.9%
85 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement72%
3,213 households
Terraced17.9%
799 households
Semi-detached5.1%
227 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3%
132 households
Detached1.2%
54 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.2%
2,466 households
1 car or van in household37.4%
1,671 households
2 cars or vans in household6.1%
271 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
58 households
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.7%
1,906 households
1 bedroom27.3%
1,220 households
3 bedrooms18.5%
827 households
4 or more bedrooms11.4%
510 households
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.3%
2,514 households
One-person household28.5%
1,274 households
Other household types15.1%
675 households
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
1,522 households
1 person in household28.5%
1,274 households
3 people in household17.2%
768 households
4 people in household11.3%
506 households
5 people in household4.7%
212 households
6 people in household2.1%
95 households
8 or more people in household1%
45 households
7 people in household1%
43 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,916 residents
15–2924.7%
2,720 residents
30–4435.5%
3,910 residents
45–6417.3%
1,901 residents
65 and over5.1%
559 residents
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White48.7%
5,364 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.2%
3,980 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
631 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.2%
572 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
459 residents
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59%
5,318 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.2%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.9%
618 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.9%
6,302 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.1%
2,352 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.8%
2,596 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,768 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.9%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56%
6,161 residents
Good health32.8%
3,610 residents
Fair health7.8%
863 residents
Bad health2.6%
282 residents
Very bad health0.8%
91 residents
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.2%
9,816 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.8%
1,191 residents
Millwall South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.6%
2,394 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
1,389 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
530 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
143 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Millwall South · 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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