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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006782

Plaistow (Bromley)

Plaistow (Bromley) is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,126 residents in Bromley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bromley
8,126

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,198

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,125.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.0%

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.

Woodford Bridge, Redbridge5,483 residents · 67.7% owned · 20.6% no carMonks Orchard, Croydon8,273 residents · 83.2% owned · 14.8% no carNorthwood Hills, Hillingdon9,521 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.3% no carBeddington, Sutton10,836 residents · 77.5% owned · 15.5% no carShooters Hill, Greenwich7,451 residents · 60.5% owned · 29.0% no carForestdale, Croydon11,680 residents · 69.9% owned · 19.5% no car

Most similar within Bromley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bromley Common, Bromley7,964 residents · 60.8% owned · 22.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Plaistow (Bromley)

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

Tenure

Owned67.5%
2,159 households
Social rented18.2%
583 households
Private rented13.2%
423 households
Shared ownership1%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.6%
1,106 households
Terraced34.5%
1,103 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.5%
462 households
Detached12.5%
399 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
95 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.4%
1,547 households
No cars or vans in household22.3%
712 households
2 cars or vans in household22.1%
706 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
231 households
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.4%
1,420 households
4 or more bedrooms24.4%
781 households
2 bedrooms23.7%
757 households
1 bedroom7.4%
238 households
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,117 households
One-person household25.9%
826 households
Other household types7.8%
249 households
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
993 households
1 person in household25.9%
828 households
3 people in household19.4%
621 households
4 people in household15.1%
483 households
5 people in household5.9%
190 households
6 people in household1.8%
59 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,519 residents
15–2915.7%
1,279 residents
30–4420.4%
1,661 residents
45–6427.3%
2,218 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,449 residents
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.3%
5,226 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.8%
1,201 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.2%
832 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
541 residents
Other ethnic group4%
323 residents
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40%
2,604 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
947 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
808 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
617 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
3,968 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
2,404 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,500 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
4,080 residents
Good health34%
2,759 residents
Fair health11.5%
931 residents
Bad health3.4%
274 residents
Very bad health1%
82 residents
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
6,923 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,203 residents
Plaistow (Bromley) · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
1,638 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,064 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
391 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Plaistow (Bromley) · 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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