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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000921

Leytonstone South West

Leytonstone South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,200 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
11,200

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,059

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13,330.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

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.

West Ham & Stratford Park, Newham10,095 residents · 27.5% owned · 53.0% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carCanning Town North, Newham6,767 residents · 24.1% owned · 54.5% no carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no carForest Gate West, Newham8,076 residents · 29.6% owned · 53.7% no carForest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leyton South, Waltham Forest10,299 residents · 34.5% owned · 53.2% no carBaker's Arms, Waltham Forest11,798 residents · 33.1% owned · 52.4% no carLeytonstone South East, Waltham Forest10,461 residents · 46.1% owned · 45.0% no carWood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leytonstone South West

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

Tenure

Social rented38.1%
1,546 households
Private rented31.2%
1,265 households
Owned29.3%
1,188 households
Shared ownership1.2%
48 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.3%
1,594 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.3%
1,229 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.3%
500 households
Semi-detached10.7%
434 households
Detached5.3%
214 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
67 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51.6%
2,095 households
1 car or van in household38.3%
1,556 households
2 cars or vans in household8.2%
332 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
75 households
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32%
1,300 households
3 bedrooms30.9%
1,255 households
1 bedroom23.7%
963 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
540 households
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.9%
2,307 households
One-person household26.3%
1,068 households
Other household types16.8%
682 households
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.3%
1,150 households
1 person in household26.3%
1,068 households
3 people in household17.3%
702 households
4 people in household14.2%
578 households
5 people in household6.8%
278 households
6 people in household3.3%
132 households
7 people in household2.1%
87 households
8 or more people in household1.6%
64 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,964 residents
15–2922.8%
2,556 residents
30–4427.9%
3,120 residents
45–6423.5%
2,627 residents
65 and over8.3%
929 residents
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White43.6%
4,880 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African23.2%
2,601 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.2%
2,267 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.7%
858 residents
Other ethnic group5.3%
592 residents
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
3,579 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
1,780 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.8%
981 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.8%
5,911 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.1%
2,841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.1%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,539 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
925 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.1%
920 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.6%
5,775 residents
Good health32.2%
3,611 residents
Fair health11.1%
1,244 residents
Bad health3.9%
438 residents
Very bad health1.2%
130 residents
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
9,660 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,539 residents
Leytonstone South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37%
1,500 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,471 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
823 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
238 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
26 households
Leytonstone South West · 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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