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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000922

Leytonstone South East

Leytonstone South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,461 residents in Waltham Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Waltham Forest
10,461

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,635

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,022.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.2%

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.

Forest Gate North, Newham7,711 residents · 36.9% owned · 47.7% no carMitcham East, Merton9,009 residents · 49.6% owned · 35.9% no carLavender Park, Merton8,627 residents · 41.5% owned · 43.0% no carNew Southgate & Arnos Grove, Enfield8,759 residents · 49.4% owned · 34.9% no carBeckton North, Newham8,598 residents · 31.0% owned · 39.6% no carMorden Central, Merton9,446 residents · 46.9% owned · 34.0% no car

Most similar within Waltham Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leyton East, Waltham Forest9,239 residents · 44.2% owned · 50.0% no carLeytonstone East, Waltham Forest9,323 residents · 40.4% owned · 50.2% no carLeytonstone South West, Waltham Forest11,200 residents · 29.3% owned · 51.6% no carMarkhouse & St James Park, Waltham Forest9,742 residents · 49.9% owned · 42.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leytonstone South East

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

Tenure

Owned46.1%
1,675 households
Private rented34.7%
1,260 households
Social rented18.5%
671 households
Shared ownership0.6%
22 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced54.9%
1,996 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.6%
529 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.2%
444 households
Semi-detached11.1%
402 households
Detached5%
181 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
57 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45%
1,634 households
1 car or van in household43.7%
1,587 households
2 cars or vans in household9.6%
348 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.8%
66 households
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.7%
1,405 households
2 bedrooms31.1%
1,132 households
1 bedroom16.3%
591 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
507 households
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
2,080 households
One-person household23.6%
858 households
Other household types19.2%
696 households
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27%
981 households
1 person in household23.6%
858 households
3 people in household19%
691 households
4 people in household16.5%
599 households
5 people in household6.4%
234 households
6 people in household3.5%
126 households
8 or more people in household2.3%
85 households
7 people in household1.7%
61 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,970 residents
15–2920.5%
2,143 residents
30–4430.1%
3,148 residents
45–6422.4%
2,344 residents
65 and over8.2%
857 residents
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.5%
5,497 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.7%
1,960 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.4%
1,825 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
648 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
533 residents
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.2%
3,594 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.4%
1,533 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.7%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.2%
5,516 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.7%
2,469 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.1%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,626 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.3%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.5%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%
5,523 residents
Good health33.2%
3,470 residents
Fair health9.9%
1,032 residents
Bad health3%
319 residents
Very bad health1.1%
119 residents
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.9%
9,195 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.1%
1,268 residents
Leytonstone South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.3%
1,574 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,269 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
614 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
160 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Leytonstone South 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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