Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000901

Highams Park East

Highams Park East is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,493 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest

10,493

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,850

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,099.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highams Park East

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

Tenure

Owned68%

2,618 households

Private rented18.7%

719 households

Social rented12.1%

464 households

Shared ownership1.2%

47 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.7%

1,527 households

Semi-detached26.1%

1,007 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.4%

863 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%

216 households

Detached4.5%

172 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%

60 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household50.8%

1,957 households

No cars or vans in household23.2%

892 households

2 cars or vans in household20.2%

777 households

3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%

225 households

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.5%

1,523 households

4 or more bedrooms27.9%

1,075 households

2 bedrooms20.6%

794 households

1 bedroom11.9%

459 households

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%

2,722 households

One-person household20.9%

804 households

Other household types8.5%

327 households

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.2%

1,201 households

1 person in household20.9%

804 households

3 people in household20.5%

790 households

4 people in household18.3%

704 households

5 people in household6.1%

234 households

6 people in household1.9%

72 households

7 people in household0.7%

26 households

8 or more people in household0.5%

20 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%

1,994 residents

15–2917%

1,788 residents

30–4423.1%

2,428 residents

45–6427.4%

2,875 residents

65 and over13.4%

1,409 residents

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.2%

7,261 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.8%

1,032 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.7%

1,023 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.7%

806 residents

Other ethnic group3.5%

371 residents

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.8%

3,594 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications15.1%

1,271 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.1%

1,264 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications12.3%

1,032 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%

720 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.8%

315 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

196 residents aged 16 and over

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66%

5,536 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive32.2%

2,698 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

156 residents aged 16 and over

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%

2,096 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%

1,485 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%

1,024 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%

987 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.9%

660 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%

613 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%

611 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.8%

573 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%

339 residents aged 16 and over

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.3%

5,698 residents

Good health32.4%

3,404 residents

Fair health9.7%

1,013 residents

Bad health2.9%

301 residents

Very bad health0.7%

74 residents

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%

9,197 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%

1,295 residents

Highams Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.5%

2,101 households

Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%

1,168 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%

466 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%

107 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

10 households

Highams Park 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000901

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Highams Park East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Highams Park East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.