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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000909

Upper Walthamstow

Upper Walthamstow is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,247 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
9,247

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,568

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,641.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.5%

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.

Charlton Slopes, Greenwich7,798 residents · 48.8% owned · 38.4% no carManor House, Lewisham8,155 residents · 48.1% owned · 45.6% no carNunhead South & Newlands, Southwark7,680 residents · 51.8% owned · 40.3% no carLadywell, Lewisham7,189 residents · 52.2% owned · 42.6% no carSyon Green, Hounslow12,224 residents · 46.8% owned · 29.0% no carLee, Lewisham6,861 residents · 60.5% owned · 32.5% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

William Morris, Waltham Forest9,653 residents · 49.2% owned · 47.5% no carFulbourne Road & Walthamstow Forest, Waltham Forest8,424 residents · 58.7% owned · 35.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upper Walthamstow

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

Tenure

Owned53.1%
1,893 households
Private rented26.5%
946 households
Social rented19.2%
686 households
Shared ownership1.1%
38 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.4%
1,226 households
Terraced33.7%
1,203 households
Semi-detached15.4%
551 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.4%
406 households
Detached3%
108 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.6%
1,698 households
No cars or vans in household41.8%
1,491 households
2 cars or vans in household8.3%
297 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%
80 households
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.9%
1,173 households
3 bedrooms30.8%
1,098 households
1 bedroom18.5%
659 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
635 households
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.8%
2,239 households
One-person household26%
929 households
Other household types11.2%
400 households
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.4%
1,084 households
1 person in household26%
929 households
3 people in household18.9%
673 households
4 people in household15.9%
566 households
5 people in household5.3%
190 households
6 people in household1.9%
69 households
7 people in household0.8%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.7%
1,913 residents
15–2915.9%
1,474 residents
30–4429.8%
2,758 residents
45–6424.6%
2,270 residents
65 and over9%
830 residents
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.7%
5,616 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15%
1,384 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13%
1,203 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
618 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
425 residents
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.5%
3,888 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.3%
823 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9%
652 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%
448 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.6%
5,053 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.3%
2,052 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,781 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
930 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.7%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%
5,100 residents
Good health31.6%
2,919 residents
Fair health9.3%
864 residents
Bad health2.9%
266 residents
Very bad health1.1%
98 residents
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
8,069 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
1,178 residents
Upper Walthamstow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51%
1,821 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
1,112 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
491 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Upper Walthamstow · 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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