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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007112

Leamouth

Leamouth is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,893 residents in Tower Hamlets. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Tower Hamlets
5,893

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,918

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15,118

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

76.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

70.5%

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.

Central Lewisham North, Lewisham5,766 residents · 21.8% owned · 73.2% no carMill Meads, Newham6,888 residents · 18.6% owned · 70.8% no carCentral Croydon, Croydon7,373 residents · 21.0% owned · 68.1% no carNine Elms, Wandsworth7,711 residents · 23.9% owned · 70.8% no carSilvertown & Royal Wharf, Newham11,244 residents · 24.2% owned · 60.1% no carVauxhall South, Lambeth12,520 residents · 24.5% owned · 72.8% no car

Most similar within Tower Hamlets

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets7,076 residents · 24.5% owned · 74.2% no carMillwall North, Tower Hamlets11,015 residents · 18.1% owned · 75.7% no carBlackwall, Tower Hamlets7,461 residents · 24.2% owned · 70.5% no carSt George in the East & Wapping North, Tower Hamlets8,965 residents · 25.6% owned · 68.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leamouth

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

Tenure

Private rented64.3%
1,875 households
Owned21%
614 households
Social rented12.5%
365 households
Shared ownership2.1%
62 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement96.9%
2,826 households
Terraced1.4%
40 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
Semi-detached0.3%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Detached0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household76.9%
2,244 households
1 car or van in household20.6%
600 households
2 cars or vans in household1.9%
55 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
18 households
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom51.8%
1,511 households
2 bedrooms33.5%
978 households
3 bedrooms10.7%
311 households
4 or more bedrooms4%
117 households
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46%
1,341 households
One-person household40.3%
1,175 households
Other household types13.8%
402 households
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.4%
1,206 households
1 person in household40.3%
1,175 households
3 people in household9.8%
286 households
4 people in household3.4%
99 households
5 people in household1.6%
48 households
8 or more people in household1.6%
48 households
6 people in household1.3%
38 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.5%
618 residents
15–2941.7%
2,459 residents
30–4436.9%
2,173 residents
45–649.5%
557 residents
65 and over1.4%
84 residents
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.7%
2,516 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh41%
2,414 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.1%
417 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
273 residents
Other ethnic group4.6%
272 residents
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above70.5%
3,689 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.8%
567 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.1%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.8%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.3%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)79.6%
4,169 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive17.6%
921 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations39.1%
2,047 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.7%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.3%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.5%
286 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4%
212 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.1%
161 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.3%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health63%
3,714 residents
Good health29.7%
1,748 residents
Fair health5.7%
335 residents
Bad health1.2%
70 residents
Very bad health0.5%
27 residents
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act92.8%
5,469 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act7.2%
424 residents
Leamouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.5%
1,763 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
898 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.2%
180 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Leamouth · 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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