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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006992

Greenwich Peninsula West

Greenwich Peninsula West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,229 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
8,229

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,769

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,853.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

58.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

63.4%

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.

Surrey Quays, Southwark10,291 residents · 32.5% owned · 56.7% no carWandsworth South, Wandsworth9,324 residents · 35.6% owned · 55.0% no carRotherhithe, Southwark8,227 residents · 36.3% owned · 54.0% no carBlackhorse Road, Waltham Forest12,903 residents · 38.3% owned · 56.2% no carBlackheath West, Lewisham8,063 residents · 38.0% owned · 49.8% no carEast Putney, Wandsworth9,366 residents · 41.4% owned · 51.5% 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 East, Greenwich9,846 residents · 43.9% owned · 50.4% no carGreenwich & Deptford Creekside, Greenwich12,093 residents · 24.5% owned · 64.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Greenwich Peninsula West

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

Tenure

Owned39.7%
1,497 households
Social rented31.3%
1,180 households
Private rented25%
942 households
Shared ownership3.9%
147 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement75.8%
2,857 households
Terraced16.7%
628 households
Semi-detached3.8%
142 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
55 households
Detached1.2%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household58.7%
2,214 households
1 car or van in household36.5%
1,378 households
2 cars or vans in household4%
149 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%
30 households
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.7%
1,683 households
1 bedroom27.2%
1,026 households
3 bedrooms22.5%
849 households
4 or more bedrooms5.6%
210 households
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,214 households
One-person household32.3%
1,217 households
Other household types9%
338 households
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
1,445 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,217 households
3 people in household15.3%
579 households
4 people in household9.3%
352 households
5 people in household3.4%
130 households
6 people in household0.7%
28 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,347 residents
15–2922.9%
1,884 residents
30–4438%
3,128 residents
45–6416.4%
1,353 residents
65 and over6.2%
514 residents
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White58.3%
4,793 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.4%
1,271 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.3%
1,259 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
559 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
345 residents
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above63.4%
4,305 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.8%
737 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.1%
689 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.3%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5%
343 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)73.6%
5,003 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive23.5%
1,596 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations32.1%
2,182 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,476 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.7%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.8%
4,675 residents
Good health31%
2,552 residents
Fair health8.4%
691 residents
Bad health2.8%
227 residents
Very bad health1%
84 residents
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
7,219 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,010 residents
Greenwich Peninsula West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60%
2,262 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26%
982 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
388 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
135 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Greenwich Peninsula West · 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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