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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000916

Lea Bridge

Lea Bridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,563 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
10,563

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,982

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,752.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.9%

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.

West Hendon, Barnet11,626 residents · 43.4% owned · 39.8% no carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no carCroydon Minster & Waddon North, Croydon11,925 residents · 40.3% owned · 48.3% no carLavender Park, Merton8,627 residents · 41.5% owned · 43.0% no carGreenhill North, Harrow9,503 residents · 43.0% owned · 41.7% no carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walthamstow Market & South Grove, Waltham Forest12,963 residents · 38.9% owned · 56.2% no carLeyton North, Waltham Forest9,588 residents · 46.8% owned · 50.0% no carLeyton South, Waltham Forest10,299 residents · 34.5% owned · 53.2% no carLeytonstone East, Waltham Forest9,323 residents · 40.4% owned · 50.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lea Bridge

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

Tenure

Owned46.9%
1,866 households
Private rented35.9%
1,429 households
Social rented14.1%
563 households
Shared ownership2.9%
115 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44.3%
1,765 households
Terraced26.2%
1,041 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.9%
633 households
Semi-detached7.3%
290 households
Detached3.5%
141 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
66 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
43 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51.1%
2,033 households
1 car or van in household38.9%
1,548 households
2 cars or vans in household7.6%
303 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
97 households
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.9%
1,790 households
3 bedrooms23.4%
931 households
1 bedroom20%
797 households
4 or more bedrooms11.7%
467 households
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
2,270 households
One-person household27.1%
1,077 households
Other household types15.9%
634 households
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.9%
1,150 households
1 person in household27%
1,077 households
3 people in household18.8%
747 households
4 people in household13.5%
537 households
5 people in household6.1%
242 households
6 people in household3.2%
127 households
8 or more people in household1.6%
63 households
7 people in household1%
39 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,969 residents
15–2920.2%
2,133 residents
30–4431.5%
3,331 residents
45–6422.4%
2,364 residents
65 and over7.2%
762 residents
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.6%
4,708 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.8%
2,616 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.8%
1,880 residents
Other ethnic group7.4%
778 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%
582 residents
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.9%
3,719 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,586 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.3%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
717 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.3%
5,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.6%
2,513 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,765 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%
1,207 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
843 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
5,557 residents
Good health33.5%
3,535 residents
Fair health10.1%
1,062 residents
Bad health3%
320 residents
Very bad health0.8%
89 residents
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.5%
9,346 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.5%
1,215 residents
Lea Bridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,788 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,389 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
625 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
161 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
Lea Bridge · 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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