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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006994

Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard

Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,641 residents in Greenwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Greenwich
7,641

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,284

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,305.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.0%

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.

New Cross & Deptford South, Lewisham8,888 residents · 24.1% owned · 63.3% no carSelhurst South & West Croydon, Croydon12,798 residents · 22.9% owned · 58.2% no carDeptford North, Lewisham8,789 residents · 20.6% owned · 60.0% no carNorth Woolwich, Newham7,086 residents · 21.0% owned · 48.8% no carSouth Bermondsey Central, Southwark9,610 residents · 23.4% owned · 62.3% no carCentral Lewisham South, Lewisham9,142 residents · 29.9% owned · 60.2% no car

Most similar within Greenwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard

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

Tenure

Social rented41.7%
1,369 households
Private rented36.2%
1,188 households
Owned20.4%
669 households
Shared ownership1.4%
45 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement73.9%
2,425 households
Terraced11.9%
392 households
Semi-detached4.8%
156 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.9%
96 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
80 households
Detached1.4%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60.1%
1,973 households
1 car or van in household33.3%
1,093 households
2 cars or vans in household5.5%
182 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
36 households
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.5%
1,396 households
1 bedroom35.9%
1,180 households
3 bedrooms15.1%
497 households
4 or more bedrooms6.4%
211 households
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.5%
1,725 households
One-person household35.8%
1,175 households
Other household types11.7%
385 households
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.8%
1,175 households
2 people in household27.7%
909 households
3 people in household17.7%
582 households
4 people in household10.8%
355 households
5 people in household4.8%
156 households
6 people in household2%
66 households
7 people in household0.8%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,498 residents
15–2922.5%
1,720 residents
30–4430.9%
2,361 residents
45–6420.5%
1,568 residents
65 and over6.5%
497 residents
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White41.4%
3,166 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African31%
2,365 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17%
1,301 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
474 residents
Other ethnic group4.4%
335 residents
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45%
2,724 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.2%
618 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
502 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.4%
4,022 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.1%
1,760 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.5%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
4,028 residents
Good health33%
2,523 residents
Fair health10%
764 residents
Bad health3.2%
247 residents
Very bad health1%
79 residents
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%
6,653 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%
988 residents
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.2%
1,321 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.8%
1,243 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
537 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
174 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard · 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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