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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000920

Leyton South

Leyton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,299 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
10,299

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,815

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,894.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

53.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.0%

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.

Forest Gate West, Newham8,076 residents · 29.6% owned · 53.7% no carStratford East, Newham8,140 residents · 27.1% owned · 58.9% no carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no carWest Ham & Stratford Park, Newham10,095 residents · 27.5% owned · 53.0% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leytonstone South West, Waltham Forest11,200 residents · 29.3% owned · 51.6% no carBaker's Arms, Waltham Forest11,798 residents · 33.1% owned · 52.4% no carLeytonstone East, Waltham Forest9,323 residents · 40.4% owned · 50.2% no carLea Bridge, Waltham Forest10,563 residents · 46.9% owned · 51.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leyton South

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

Tenure

Owned34.5%
1,316 households
Private rented32.9%
1,256 households
Social rented29.6%
1,129 households
Shared ownership2.8%
107 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement38.8%
1,479 households
Terraced31.6%
1,205 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.1%
460 households
Semi-detached10.2%
388 households
Detached4.2%
159 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
60 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household53.2%
2,030 households
1 car or van in household37.2%
1,419 households
2 cars or vans in household8%
305 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
62 households
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms31.2%
1,190 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,098 households
1 bedroom24.6%
940 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
587 households
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.7%
2,048 households
One-person household28.9%
1,102 households
Other household types17.4%
665 households
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.9%
1,102 households
2 people in household26.5%
1,012 households
3 people in household16.7%
637 households
4 people in household14.2%
543 households
5 people in household7.2%
276 households
6 people in household3.4%
130 households
7 people in household1.7%
64 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
51 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,805 residents
15–2922%
2,267 residents
30–4430.3%
3,117 residents
45–6421.5%
2,216 residents
65 and over8.7%
897 residents
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41%
4,225 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.9%
2,567 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African20.6%
2,118 residents
Other ethnic group7.4%
765 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
623 residents
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41%
3,429 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,628 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
770 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.8%
5,344 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
2,740 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,564 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.9%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
5,207 residents
Good health33.6%
3,457 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,184 residents
Bad health3.1%
320 residents
Very bad health1.3%
134 residents
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
8,937 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,362 residents
Leyton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.1%
1,531 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,365 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
689 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
217 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Leyton South · 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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