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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006800

Goodmayes South

Goodmayes South is a Census neighbourhood of about 14,681 residents in Redbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Redbridge
14,681

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,514

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,921.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.7%

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.

Barking East, Barking and Dagenham9,133 residents · 46.5% owned · 40.7% no carSudbury East, Brent9,844 residents · 43.7% owned · 36.0% no carSudbury West, Brent7,259 residents · 50.7% owned · 30.9% no carWealdstone South, Harrow11,773 residents · 46.4% owned · 33.1% no carEast Ham South West, Newham9,577 residents · 48.2% owned · 41.9% no carHounslow Heath, Hounslow10,427 residents · 46.6% owned · 27.7% no car

Most similar within Redbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Seven Kings Meads Lane, Redbridge8,108 residents · 48.8% owned · 32.0% no carGoodmayes North, Redbridge8,383 residents · 49.4% owned · 31.8% no carIlford North East, Redbridge7,039 residents · 52.5% owned · 30.4% no carSeven Kings Park, Redbridge8,123 residents · 54.8% owned · 26.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Goodmayes South

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

Tenure

Owned48.9%
2,206 households
Private rented41.5%
1,872 households
Social rented8.5%
385 households
Shared ownership0.9%
42 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.5%
1,694 households
Semi-detached23.1%
1,044 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20%
905 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.2%
504 households
Detached6%
270 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
81 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
2,035 households
No cars or vans in household29.6%
1,335 households
2 cars or vans in household18.3%
824 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
319 households
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms30%
1,356 households
3 bedrooms29.4%
1,328 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
982 households
1 bedroom18.8%
850 households
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,651 households
One-person household21.6%
977 households
Other household types19.6%
885 households
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household21.7%
978 households
3 people in household19.3%
873 households
2 people in household19.3%
870 households
4 people in household16.8%
757 households
5 people in household11.1%
503 households
6 people in household6.1%
276 households
7 people in household3%
136 households
8 or more people in household2.7%
121 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522%
3,225 residents
15–2921.3%
3,129 residents
30–4425.9%
3,803 residents
45–6421.1%
3,104 residents
65 and over9.7%
1,424 residents
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh59.9%
8,786 residents
White21.3%
3,134 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9%
1,314 residents
Other ethnic group6.2%
906 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
540 residents
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.7%
4,255 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
2,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
1,540 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11%
1,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
6,650 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
4,253 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,796 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.5%
1,745 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
1,618 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.9%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
7,385 residents
Good health34.8%
5,109 residents
Fair health11%
1,614 residents
Bad health2.9%
423 residents
Very bad health1%
150 residents
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.6%
13,013 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.4%
1,668 residents
Goodmayes South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.6%
1,789 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.9%
1,758 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
756 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
199 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Goodmayes 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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