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Greenwich — Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 · 114,054 households · ONS code E09000011 · Census day 21 March 2021

What is the housing profile of Greenwich?

Greenwich has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 57/100 from ONS Census 2021 (-17 points below the national average of 74/100). 21.7% of its 114,054 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 66.3% use mains gas heating, and 10.7% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

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Source: ONS Census 2021 Bulk Download (OGL v3.0)

GHSP 57/100Gera Housing Stock Profile for GreenwichDense (-17 points below the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data — Greenwich

MetricGreenwichNationalSource
Total households114,05424,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings4.1%TS044
Semi-detached dwellings17.6%TS044
Terraced dwellings26.7%TS044
Purpose-built flats43.1%TS044
Mains gas heating only66.3%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating13%TS046
Oil-only heating0.1%TS046
No central heating2.1%TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)48.7%TS052
Overcrowded (−1 or fewer)10.7%4.3%TS052
No car or van43.1%23.3%TS045
1 car or van42.4%TS045
2 cars or vans11.4%TS045
3+ cars or vans3%TS045
GHSP score57/10074/100Gera composite

All figures from ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the housing profile of Greenwich according to Census 2021?

Greenwich has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 57/100 from ONS Census 2021 (-17 points below the national average of 74/100). 21.7% of its 114,054 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 66.3% use mains gas heating, and 10.7% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

What percentage of homes in Greenwich are detached or semi-detached?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS044), 21.7% of the 114,054 households in Greenwich occupy detached (4.1%) or semi-detached (17.6%) properties. Terraced houses account for 26.7% and purpose-built flats for 43.1%. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What type of central heating do homes in Greenwich use?

Per ONS Census 2021 (Table TS046), 66.3% of households in Greenwich use mains gas as their sole central heating source. Electric-only heating accounts for 13%, oil-only for 0.1%, and 2.1% of households have no central heating. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

Is there overcrowding in Greenwich?

The ONS bedroom standard defines overcrowding as a household having one or fewer bedrooms than required. In Greenwich, 10.7% of households were overcrowded at Census Day 21 March 2021. By contrast, 48.7% were under-occupied (one or more spare bedrooms). Source: ONS Census 2021, Table TS052, OGL v3.0.

How many households in Greenwich have no car?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS045), 43.1% of households in Greenwich have no car or van. 42.4% have one car, 11.4% have two cars, and 3% have three or more. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What is the Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP)?

The Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) is a 0–100 index computed from four ONS Census 2021 Topic Summary tables (TS044 accommodation type, TS045 car availability, TS046 central heating, TS052 bedroom occupancy rating). Formula: GHSP = 0.30 × (detached+semi)% + 0.25 × (100 − overcrowded%) + 0.25 × mains-gas% + 0.20 × (100 − no-car%). A higher score indicates a local authority with more spacious housing, lower overcrowding, stronger mains-gas connection, and higher car availability. National England & Wales baseline: 74/100. Source: ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. All data is published by ONS.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Census 2021, Tables TS044, TS045, TS046, TS052. ONS geography code: E09000011. Reference date: 21 March 2021. Published: January 2023. Fetched: 2026-06-20. Full methodology.