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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000917

Leyton North

Leyton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,588 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
9,588

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,648

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,122.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.0%

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 carGreenhill North, Harrow9,503 residents · 43.0% owned · 41.7% no carStreatham Common, Lambeth8,738 residents · 48.1% owned · 46.3% no carHither Green, Lewisham7,972 residents · 44.5% owned · 48.7% no carTooting East, Wandsworth10,861 residents · 39.6% owned · 52.7% 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 carWalthamstow Central, Waltham Forest11,429 residents · 45.5% owned · 53.0% no carLeyton East, Waltham Forest9,239 residents · 44.2% owned · 50.0% no carWalthamstow Market & South Grove, Waltham Forest12,963 residents · 38.9% owned · 56.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leyton North

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

Tenure

Owned46.8%
1,706 households
Private rented39.3%
1,434 households
Social rented12.9%
471 households
Shared ownership1%
36 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.9%
1,237 households
Terraced26.9%
982 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits25.8%
942 households
Semi-detached8.2%
300 households
Detached3%
108 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50%
1,825 households
1 car or van in household41%
1,496 households
2 cars or vans in household7.6%
276 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
53 households
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.4%
1,584 households
3 bedrooms25.9%
945 households
1 bedroom19.5%
713 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
408 households
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.9%
2,187 households
One-person household24.3%
887 households
Other household types15.8%
577 households
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.8%
1,196 households
1 person in household24.3%
887 households
3 people in household18.3%
669 households
4 people in household14.2%
519 households
5 people in household6.1%
222 households
6 people in household2.4%
88 households
7 people in household1.1%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,783 residents
15–2918.7%
1,790 residents
30–4435.4%
3,395 residents
45–6420.4%
1,956 residents
65 and over6.9%
665 residents
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55.1%
5,281 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.6%
1,788 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.4%
1,376 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%
608 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
535 residents
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49%
3,781 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,221 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.8%
908 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.8%
679 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
604 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.1%
5,410 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.5%
2,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,791 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,146 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.4%
5,125 residents
Good health33.7%
3,227 residents
Fair health9.5%
911 residents
Bad health2.6%
254 residents
Very bad health0.8%
72 residents
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89%
8,529 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11%
1,058 residents
Leyton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,765 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,189 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
528 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
160 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Leyton North · 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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