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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000895

Chingford Green West

Chingford Green West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,369 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
8,369

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,279

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,818.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.9%

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.

Mottingham East, Greenwich7,046 residents · 57.0% owned · 27.4% no carPotters Bar Oakmere, Hertsmere7,752 residents · 61.1% owned · 18.9% no carDucks Island & Underhill, Barnet9,646 residents · 53.5% owned · 26.4% no carLesnes Abbey, Bexley8,111 residents · 77.2% owned · 18.7% no carBarnehurst South, Bexley8,306 residents · 72.7% owned · 21.5% no carCheshunt South, Broxbourne8,074 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.4% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Larkswood, Waltham Forest8,011 residents · 62.3% owned · 25.6% no carFriday Hill, Waltham Forest8,567 residents · 57.6% owned · 25.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chingford Green West

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

Tenure

Owned64.2%
2,105 households
Social rented22.3%
731 households
Private rented12.3%
404 households
Shared ownership1.1%
36 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.9%
1,667 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23%
755 households
Terraced18.7%
613 households
Detached4.6%
151 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,401 households
No cars or vans in household24.6%
807 households
2 cars or vans in household23.8%
779 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
290 households
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42%
1,377 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
737 households
4 or more bedrooms22.4%
735 households
1 bedroom13%
427 households
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
2,039 households
One-person household29.4%
964 households
Other household types8.4%
276 households
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.4%
964 households
2 people in household27.7%
909 households
4 people in household16.8%
552 households
3 people in household16.8%
551 households
5 people in household5.9%
194 households
6 people in household1.8%
59 households
7 people in household0.8%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,421 residents
15–2917.2%
1,443 residents
30–4418.3%
1,530 residents
45–6426.7%
2,233 residents
65 and over20.8%
1,743 residents
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.8%
5,507 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.6%
973 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.2%
855 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
535 residents
Other ethnic group6%
501 residents
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.9%
2,110 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.9%
1,563 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
662 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,870 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,834 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,380 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
4,066 residents
Good health32.9%
2,750 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,094 residents
Bad health4.1%
344 residents
Very bad health1.4%
117 residents
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
7,017 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,354 residents
Chingford Green West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.9%
1,407 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,133 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%
585 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Chingford Green 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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