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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006998

North Woolwich

North Woolwich is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,086 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
7,086

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,668

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,378.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.4%

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.

Charlton Riverside & Woolwich Dockyard, Greenwich7,641 residents · 20.4% owned · 60.1% no carPlumstead Common & Riverside, Greenwich10,618 residents · 33.1% owned · 45.1% no carWood Street, Waltham Forest10,580 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.9% no carCroydon Minster & Waddon North, Croydon11,925 residents · 40.3% owned · 48.3% no carBarking Central, Barking and Dagenham10,568 residents · 19.1% owned · 60.6% no carWoolwich South, Greenwich12,861 residents · 26.1% owned · 55.0% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Beckton, Newham9,426 residents · 23.2% owned · 45.9% no carCanning Town East, Newham9,173 residents · 28.1% owned · 53.3% no carCanning Town North, Newham6,767 residents · 24.1% owned · 54.5% no carForest Gate West, Newham8,076 residents · 29.6% owned · 53.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Woolwich

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

Tenure

Social rented38.8%
1,035 households
Private rented37.6%
1,003 households
Owned21%
561 households
Shared ownership2.1%
56 households
Lives rent free0.5%
13 households
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement70.4%
1,877 households
Terraced17%
454 households
Semi-detached5.7%
152 households
Detached3%
80 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
4 households
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.8%
1,301 households
1 car or van in household41.9%
1,119 households
2 cars or vans in household8%
213 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
35 households
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.5%
1,160 households
1 bedroom28.1%
749 households
3 bedrooms23.2%
618 households
4 or more bedrooms5.3%
141 households
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.9%
1,598 households
One-person household27.2%
726 households
Other household types12.9%
343 households
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.2%
726 households
2 people in household26.5%
706 households
3 people in household20%
533 households
4 people in household14.1%
375 households
5 people in household7.8%
209 households
6 people in household3%
80 households
7 people in household0.9%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
1,515 residents
15–2923.2%
1,643 residents
30–4429.1%
2,058 residents
45–6420.8%
1,472 residents
65 and over5.6%
396 residents
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White38.4%
2,723 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African30.5%
2,165 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.8%
1,403 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
440 residents
Other ethnic group5%
357 residents
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.4%
2,434 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
939 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
717 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.5%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
190 residents aged 16 and over
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.9%
3,668 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.5%
1,563 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.5%
248 residents aged 16 and over
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.2%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
264 residents aged 16 and over
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%
3,864 residents
Good health31.7%
2,244 residents
Fair health10.1%
714 residents
Bad health3%
212 residents
Very bad health0.8%
55 residents
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.7%
6,286 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.3%
800 residents
North Woolwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.9%
1,037 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.9%
1,011 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
159 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
North Woolwich · 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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