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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006993

Greenwich Peninsula East

Greenwich Peninsula East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,401 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
8,401

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,627

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,852.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

63.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

63.9%

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.

Silvertown & Royal Wharf, Newham11,244 residents · 24.2% owned · 60.1% no carCentral Lewisham North, Lewisham5,766 residents · 21.8% owned · 73.2% no carMill Meads, Newham6,888 residents · 18.6% owned · 70.8% 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 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 & Deptford Creekside, Greenwich12,093 residents · 24.5% owned · 64.1% no carGreenwich Peninsula West, Greenwich8,229 residents · 39.7% owned · 58.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Greenwich Peninsula East

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

Tenure

Private rented39.3%
1,427 households
Owned28.4%
1,030 households
Social rented25.5%
925 households
Shared ownership6.7%
243 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement83.7%
3,035 households
Terraced10.8%
393 households
Semi-detached2.3%
82 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
73 households
Detached0.6%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household63.6%
2,306 households
1 car or van in household32.6%
1,180 households
2 cars or vans in household3.2%
117 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
22 households
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44%
1,594 households
1 bedroom31.6%
1,147 households
3 bedrooms19.1%
692 households
4 or more bedrooms5.3%
192 households
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
2,087 households
One-person household30.4%
1,102 households
Other household types12.1%
437 households
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,400 households
1 person in household30.4%
1,102 households
3 people in household16.2%
589 households
4 people in household9.1%
331 households
5 people in household3.2%
117 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
42 households
6 people in household0.9%
34 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,480 residents
15–2929.9%
2,510 residents
30–4436%
3,026 residents
45–6413%
1,094 residents
65 and over3.4%
287 residents
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49%
4,118 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20%
1,682 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.7%
1,573 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.6%
639 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
386 residents
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above63.9%
4,374 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.8%
809 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.5%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)74%
5,067 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive21.6%
1,477 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.5%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.3%
2,009 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,546 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.8%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.9%
4,947 residents
Good health30.8%
2,588 residents
Fair health7.3%
612 residents
Bad health2.4%
198 residents
Very bad health0.6%
54 residents
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.6%
7,528 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.4%
872 residents
Greenwich Peninsula East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.8%
2,242 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.4%
958 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
330 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Greenwich Peninsula 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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