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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006999

Silvertown & Royal Wharf

Silvertown & Royal Wharf is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,244 residents in Newham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newham
11,244

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,047

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,214.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

24.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

66.1%

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.

Greenwich Peninsula East, Greenwich8,401 residents · 28.4% owned · 63.6% no carCentral Lewisham North, Lewisham5,766 residents · 21.8% owned · 73.2% no carSurrey Quays, Southwark10,291 residents · 32.5% owned · 56.7% no carBlackwall, Tower Hamlets7,461 residents · 24.2% owned · 70.5% no carGreenwich & Deptford Creekside, Greenwich12,093 residents · 24.5% owned · 64.1% no carGreenwich Peninsula West, Greenwich8,229 residents · 39.7% owned · 58.7% no car

Most similar within Newham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mill Meads, Newham6,888 residents · 18.6% owned · 70.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Silvertown & Royal Wharf

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

Tenure

Private rented50.1%
2,530 households
Owned24.2%
1,221 households
Social rented21.4%
1,082 households
Shared ownership4.2%
212 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement88.5%
4,472 households
Terraced6.8%
341 households
Semi-detached2.9%
145 households
Detached0.9%
45 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60.1%
3,039 households
1 car or van in household35%
1,768 households
2 cars or vans in household4.3%
215 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
31 households
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.3%
2,341 households
1 bedroom31.6%
1,597 households
3 bedrooms18.4%
931 households
4 or more bedrooms3.6%
182 households
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
2,937 households
One-person household29%
1,465 households
Other household types12.8%
649 households
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%
2,029 households
1 person in household29%
1,465 households
3 people in household17%
861 households
4 people in household9.5%
479 households
5 people in household2.7%
137 households
6 people in household0.9%
47 households
7 people in household0.3%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,821 residents
15–2928.9%
3,248 residents
30–4439.9%
4,483 residents
45–6413%
1,464 residents
65 and over2%
228 residents
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44%
4,954 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.9%
3,022 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18%
2,030 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.4%
836 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
406 residents
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above66.1%
6,180 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.5%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.4%
594 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.8%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.8%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)79.9%
7,465 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive16.7%
1,556 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations31.1%
2,908 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
2,351 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.8%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health61%
6,858 residents
Good health31.1%
3,492 residents
Fair health6%
679 residents
Bad health1.4%
153 residents
Very bad health0.6%
62 residents
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act92.6%
10,414 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act7.4%
830 residents
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension65.1%
3,288 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.2%
1,321 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.7%
338 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
99 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Silvertown & Royal Wharf · 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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