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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006799

Becontree North

Becontree North is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,041 residents in Barking and Dagenham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barking and Dagenham
12,041

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,890

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,355.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.9%

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.

Hillingdon Heath, Hillingdon8,823 residents · 46.2% owned · 23.7% no carSt Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carMill Hill Broadway, Barnet8,844 residents · 43.8% owned · 28.4% no carHigham Hill, Waltham Forest10,275 residents · 43.8% owned · 36.9% no carBurnt Oak & Watling Park, Barnet12,397 residents · 36.1% owned · 35.9% no carPlaistow South, Newham8,246 residents · 42.0% owned · 47.1% no car

Most similar within Barking and Dagenham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mayesbrook Park & Rippleside, Barking and Dagenham9,552 residents · 39.6% owned · 35.2% no carBecontree Heath, Barking and Dagenham11,082 residents · 51.9% owned · 28.0% no carBecontree West, Barking and Dagenham12,863 residents · 36.3% owned · 34.2% no carBecontree South, Barking and Dagenham9,398 residents · 40.8% owned · 34.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Becontree North

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

Tenure

Owned42.1%
1,638 households
Social rented30.5%
1,188 households
Private rented25.2%
981 households
Shared ownership1.9%
75 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48.3%
1,879 households
Semi-detached29.7%
1,155 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.5%
449 households
Detached5.6%
216 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
101 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
77 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.1%
1,871 households
No cars or vans in household29.2%
1,136 households
2 cars or vans in household17.4%
677 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
206 households
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,598 households
2 bedrooms40.9%
1,592 households
1 bedroom9.5%
368 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
332 households
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
2,521 households
One-person household21.8%
847 households
Other household types13.4%
521 households
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household21.8%
847 households
2 people in household19.9%
775 households
4 people in household19.9%
773 households
3 people in household19.5%
758 households
5 people in household10.8%
419 households
6 people in household4.6%
178 households
7 people in household2.6%
100 households
8 or more people in household1%
40 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.4%
3,059 residents
15–2919%
2,293 residents
30–4424.8%
2,984 residents
45–6422.3%
2,689 residents
65 and over8.4%
1,016 residents
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.6%
5,373 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29.8%
3,589 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.4%
1,975 residents
Other ethnic group5.3%
642 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
461 residents
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.9%
2,709 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.3%
2,134 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
5,262 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
3,217 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.4%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
1,155 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.7%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
470 residents aged 16 and over
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
6,006 residents
Good health32.4%
3,907 residents
Fair health12%
1,444 residents
Bad health4.3%
514 residents
Very bad health1.4%
170 residents
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
10,288 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,753 residents
Becontree North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.7%
1,428 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,379 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
787 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
285 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Becontree North · 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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