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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000910

Walthamstow Central

Walthamstow Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,429 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
11,429

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,404

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,452.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

53.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.8%

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.

Lavender Park, Merton8,627 residents · 41.5% owned · 43.0% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no carStreatham Common, Lambeth8,738 residents · 48.1% owned · 46.3% no carBroomfield Park, Enfield11,303 residents · 47.9% owned · 40.7% no carTooting East, Wandsworth10,861 residents · 39.6% owned · 52.7% no carGreenhill North, Harrow9,503 residents · 43.0% owned · 41.7% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leytonstone East, Waltham Forest9,323 residents · 40.4% owned · 50.2% no carWalthamstow Market & South Grove, Waltham Forest12,963 residents · 38.9% owned · 56.2% no carLeyton East, Waltham Forest9,239 residents · 44.2% owned · 50.0% no carLeyton North, Waltham Forest9,588 residents · 46.8% owned · 50.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walthamstow Central

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

Tenure

Owned45.5%
2,002 households
Private rented39.2%
1,725 households
Social rented14.2%
624 households
Shared ownership1%
46 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.5%
1,521 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33%
1,453 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.3%
717 households
Semi-detached8.2%
360 households
Detached4%
176 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
88 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
82 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household53%
2,334 households
1 car or van in household39.5%
1,738 households
2 cars or vans in household6.3%
277 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
55 households
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.3%
1,380 households
1 bedroom25.6%
1,126 households
3 bedrooms24.8%
1,091 households
4 or more bedrooms18.3%
807 households
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,588 households
One-person household26.3%
1,159 households
Other household types15%
660 households
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.4%
1,381 households
1 person in household26.3%
1,158 households
3 people in household20.6%
909 households
4 people in household11.5%
506 households
5 people in household5.1%
226 households
6 people in household2.8%
124 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
54 households
7 people in household1%
46 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
2,037 residents
15–2919.1%
2,187 residents
30–4432%
3,652 residents
45–6421.9%
2,508 residents
65 and over9.1%
1,045 residents
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54.8%
6,261 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.6%
2,813 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10%
1,143 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%
659 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
554 residents
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.8%
4,803 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
1,503 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.8%
999 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8%
738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%
683 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.6%
6,459 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.9%
2,585 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
2,102 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,641 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.7%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
6,006 residents
Good health33%
3,773 residents
Fair health10.4%
1,186 residents
Bad health3%
347 residents
Very bad health1%
116 residents
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%
9,958 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%
1,470 residents
Walthamstow Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.1%
2,119 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,444 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
662 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
161 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
20 households
Walthamstow Central · 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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