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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000918

Leytonstone East

Leytonstone East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,323 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
9,323

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,407

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,202.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.2%

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 carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no carFurzedown East, Wandsworth7,866 residents · 41.3% owned · 45.8% no carForest Gate West, Newham8,076 residents · 29.6% owned · 53.7% no carWest Hendon, Barnet11,626 residents · 43.4% owned · 39.8% 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.

Walthamstow Central, Waltham Forest11,429 residents · 45.5% owned · 53.0% 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 carLeytonstone South East, Waltham Forest10,461 residents · 46.1% owned · 45.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leytonstone East

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

Tenure

Owned40.4%
1,378 households
Private rented32.3%
1,099 households
Social rented26%
886 households
Shared ownership1.1%
38 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.1%
1,233 households
Terraced33.5%
1,142 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.2%
519 households
Semi-detached8.6%
294 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.2%
109 households
Detached2.5%
87 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50.2%
1,711 households
1 car or van in household40.9%
1,394 households
2 cars or vans in household7.3%
248 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
55 households
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30%
1,023 households
1 bedroom25.6%
872 households
3 bedrooms25.6%
871 households
4 or more bedrooms18.8%
642 households
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.1%
1,946 households
One-person household26.9%
917 households
Other household types16%
545 households
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.2%
994 households
1 person in household26.9%
917 households
3 people in household18.2%
619 households
4 people in household13.2%
450 households
5 people in household6.2%
212 households
8 or more people in household2.8%
95 households
6 people in household2.6%
89 households
7 people in household0.9%
32 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,686 residents
15–2919.5%
1,821 residents
30–4430.9%
2,877 residents
45–6422.7%
2,121 residents
65 and over8.8%
819 residents
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51.9%
4,842 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.3%
2,077 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14%
1,309 residents
Other ethnic group6%
558 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%
538 residents
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.2%
3,570 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.7%
885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.9%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.7%
5,118 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29%
2,191 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,609 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.7%
4,731 residents
Good health34.4%
3,212 residents
Fair health9.9%
925 residents
Bad health3.8%
356 residents
Very bad health1.1%
100 residents
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
8,089 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,235 residents
Leytonstone East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,498 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,157 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
553 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
186 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Leytonstone East · 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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