London's demographics explored by processing 2011 Census data with a statistical sorting method called cluster analysis. Attention is then focused on the sounds of the 12 archetypal council wards emerging from the study.
Highest for sales and elementary occupations, Pakistani population, and terraced housing. Second highest for process occupations, Indian, Bangladeshi and Other Asian populations. Lowest for English as the main household language, and White British and Chinese populations. Second lowest for average age, directors/senior officials and technical occupations.
Mean age: 32.9.
Main occupation groups – Professional: 16.6%. Elementary: 15.2%. Sales: 12.5%. Administrative: 11.8%. Technical: 10.1%.
Long-term unemployed: 4%.
Main ethnic groups – Indian: 21.5%. White British: 16.2%. Pakistani: 14.2%. Other Asian: 9.3%. African: 8.9%.
English as main household language: 32.9%.
Households without a car: 40%.
Residents per hectare: 100.2.
Main land use types – Domestic gardens: 30.3%. Green space: 22%. Roads: 17.1%. Domestic buildings: 14.7%. Non-domestic buildings: 5.4%.
Main housing types – Terraced: 41.4%. Flats: 22.6%. Semi-detached: 18%. Conversions: 9.3%. Detached: 6.7%.
Main tenure types – Privately rented: 30.4%. Mortgaged: 29%. Owned outright: 22%. Social housing: 16.1%.
Total wards: 35.
Wards with silhouette values above 0.2 in descending order: Boleyn (Newham), Green Street West (Newham), Loxford (Redbridge), East Ham Central (Newham), Manor Park (Newham), Green Street East (Newham), Clementswood (Newham), East Ham North (Newham).
Medoid/lowest average distance within: Seven Kings (Redbridge) 25.89.
Highest silhouette value: Boleyn (Newham) 0.2963.