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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000911

Walthamstow Market & South Grove

Walthamstow Market & South Grove is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,963 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
12,963

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,848

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,557

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

56.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.3%

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 North, Harrow9,503 residents · 43.0% owned · 41.7% no carLavender Park, Merton8,627 residents · 41.5% owned · 43.0% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no carTooting East, Wandsworth10,861 residents · 39.6% owned · 52.7% no carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no carHither Green, Lewisham7,972 residents · 44.5% owned · 48.7% 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 Central, Waltham Forest11,429 residents · 45.5% owned · 53.0% no carLea Bridge, Waltham Forest10,563 residents · 46.9% owned · 51.1% no carLeyton North, Waltham Forest9,588 residents · 46.8% owned · 50.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walthamstow Market & South Grove

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

Tenure

Owned38.9%
1,887 households
Private rented38.1%
1,848 households
Social rented19.9%
965 households
Shared ownership2.9%
141 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37%
1,794 households
Terraced28.8%
1,397 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.1%
1,023 households
Semi-detached5.9%
284 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.2%
155 households
Detached3.1%
152 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household56.2%
2,724 households
1 car or van in household36.4%
1,763 households
2 cars or vans in household6.4%
312 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1%
49 households
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.9%
1,933 households
1 bedroom26.1%
1,263 households
3 bedrooms22.8%
1,104 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
548 households
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.8%
2,804 households
One-person household25.6%
1,243 households
Other household types16.5%
801 households
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
1,652 households
1 person in household25.6%
1,243 households
3 people in household17%
822 households
4 people in household11.9%
576 households
5 people in household5.4%
260 households
6 people in household2.7%
130 households
8 or more people in household2.2%
106 households
7 people in household1.2%
60 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
2,462 residents
15–2918.8%
2,437 residents
30–4434.1%
4,421 residents
45–6421.2%
2,750 residents
65 and over6.9%
890 residents
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.2%
6,762 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.1%
3,000 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.2%
1,577 residents
Other ethnic group6.3%
819 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
808 residents
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.3%
5,114 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,728 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.3%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
854 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
343 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.1%
7,371 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.5%
2,750 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
2,279 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
1,573 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
1,309 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
446 residents aged 16 and over
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
6,623 residents
Good health34.6%
4,487 residents
Fair health10.1%
1,307 residents
Bad health3.3%
427 residents
Very bad health0.9%
121 residents
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.1%
11,423 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.9%
1,542 residents
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46%
2,232 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,580 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
809 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
211 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
16 households
Walthamstow Market & South Grove · 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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