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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006930

Greenwich East

Greenwich East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,846 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
9,846

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,227

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,345.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

65.0%

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.

Summerstown, Wandsworth7,505 residents · 45.3% owned · 44.9% no carWandsworth South, Wandsworth9,324 residents · 35.6% owned · 55.0% no carColliers Wood, Merton9,854 residents · 42.5% owned · 48.2% no carPeckham Rye, Southwark9,353 residents · 38.7% owned · 54.1% no carRotherhithe, Southwark8,227 residents · 36.3% owned · 54.0% no carSurrey Quays, Southwark10,291 residents · 32.5% owned · 56.7% no car

Most similar within Greenwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Greenwich Peninsula West, Greenwich8,229 residents · 39.7% owned · 58.7% no carGreenwich Town & Park, Greenwich9,462 residents · 42.6% owned · 48.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Greenwich East

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

Tenure

Owned43.9%
1,857 households
Private rented30.7%
1,297 households
Social rented21.5%
909 households
Shared ownership3.9%
164 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44.5%
1,880 households
Terraced37.6%
1,590 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.5%
315 households
Semi-detached5.8%
243 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
69 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
64 households
Detached1.5%
63 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50.4%
2,130 households
1 car or van in household42.1%
1,780 households
2 cars or vans in household6.4%
269 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
47 households
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.3%
1,451 households
3 bedrooms28%
1,183 households
1 bedroom23.4%
990 households
4 or more bedrooms14.2%
602 households
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.8%
2,445 households
One-person household29.2%
1,236 households
Other household types13%
549 households
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,502 households
1 person in household29.2%
1,233 households
3 people in household17.1%
721 households
4 people in household12.8%
542 households
5 people in household3.6%
152 households
6 people in household0.9%
36 households
7 people in household0.7%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,645 residents
15–2922.2%
2,185 residents
30–4434.5%
3,401 residents
45–6419.3%
1,899 residents
65 and over7.3%
714 residents
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.8%
6,485 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.1%
1,293 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.8%
1,059 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.7%
658 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
355 residents
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above65%
5,280 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.2%
906 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.1%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.5%
527 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.1%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.3%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)74.4%
6,044 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive22%
1,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.2%
2,456 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,996 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
657 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.4%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.5%
5,859 residents
Good health28.9%
2,846 residents
Fair health8.3%
820 residents
Bad health2.4%
238 residents
Very bad health0.8%
83 residents
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.7%
8,735 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.3%
1,111 residents
Greenwich East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.7%
2,567 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.1%
1,147 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
386 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
112 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Greenwich 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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