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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006928

Greenwich & Deptford Creekside

Greenwich & Deptford Creekside is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,093 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
12,093

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,267

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22,365.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

24.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

64.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.7%

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.

Central Lewisham North, Lewisham5,766 residents · 21.8% owned · 73.2% no carSilwood & Pepys, Lewisham12,606 residents · 23.2% owned · 63.1% no carCarpenters Estate & Stratford New Town, Newham8,426 residents · 26.3% owned · 66.2% no carSurrey Quays, Southwark10,291 residents · 32.5% owned · 56.7% no carSilvertown & Royal Wharf, Newham11,244 residents · 24.2% owned · 60.1% no carSt Mary's & Cotton Row, Wandsworth11,640 residents · 36.1% owned · 54.1% no car

Most similar within Greenwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Greenwich Peninsula East, Greenwich8,401 residents · 28.4% owned · 63.6% no carGreenwich Peninsula West, Greenwich8,229 residents · 39.7% owned · 58.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Greenwich & Deptford Creekside

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

Tenure

Private rented38.1%
2,005 households
Social rented32.5%
1,714 households
Owned24.5%
1,293 households
Shared ownership4.8%
252 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement91%
4,791 households
Terraced4.4%
231 households
Semi-detached1.3%
71 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
40 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
37 households
Detached0.6%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household64.1%
3,375 households
1 car or van in household31.3%
1,649 households
2 cars or vans in household4.2%
222 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.4%
19 households
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms48%
2,525 households
1 bedroom30.5%
1,605 households
3 bedrooms18.9%
993 households
4 or more bedrooms2.7%
142 households
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.9%
2,894 households
One-person household32.7%
1,724 households
Other household types12.3%
649 households
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
2,145 households
1 person in household32.7%
1,722 households
3 people in household15.3%
805 households
4 people in household7.5%
395 households
5 people in household2.2%
116 households
6 people in household1%
54 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
1,739 residents
15–2932.6%
3,944 residents
30–4434.2%
4,132 residents
45–6414.7%
1,775 residents
65 and over4.2%
504 residents
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.1%
6,784 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17%
2,052 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.1%
1,702 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.1%
978 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
574 residents
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.7%
6,241 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,631 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.8%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.5%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4%
414 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.9%
6,980 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.2%
2,693 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.9%
608 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.4%
2,918 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
2,172 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students17.5%
1,800 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.6%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.8%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.7%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.5%
7,077 residents
Good health30.9%
3,734 residents
Fair health7.9%
950 residents
Bad health1.9%
232 residents
Very bad health0.8%
100 residents
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.9%
10,745 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.1%
1,348 residents
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62%
3,263 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25%
1,314 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
504 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
172 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
12 households
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside · 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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