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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002832

Belgrave North West

Belgrave North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,317 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
10,317

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,314

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,702.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.8%

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.

Southall Park, Ealing9,835 residents · 46.0% owned · 37.9% no carHandsworth West, Birmingham8,471 residents · 44.5% owned · 40.4% no carGreets Green East, Sandwell7,059 residents · 41.3% owned · 42.4% no carPalfrey, Walsall10,264 residents · 47.0% owned · 34.2% no carDeeplish, Rochdale10,296 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.3% no carMiddlemore, Birmingham9,877 residents · 44.0% owned · 40.5% no car

Most similar within Leicester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Belgrave South, Leicester11,228 residents · 44.3% owned · 44.1% no carBelgrave North East, Leicester8,999 residents · 47.9% owned · 36.5% no carHighfields South, Leicester11,123 residents · 37.9% owned · 42.0% no carNorth Evington & Rowlatts Hill, Leicester11,176 residents · 46.4% owned · 33.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Belgrave North West

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

Tenure

Owned46%
1,523 households
Private rented29.3%
970 households
Social rented24%
797 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.8%
1,486 households
Semi-detached22.5%
746 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.3%
638 households
Detached7.5%
250 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
71 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household41.1%
1,361 households
1 car or van in household38.9%
1,290 households
2 cars or vans in household15.6%
516 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
147 households
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.7%
1,516 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
823 households
1 bedroom16.8%
556 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
419 households
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.2%
1,929 households
One-person household24.5%
811 households
Other household types17.3%
574 households
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household24.5%
811 households
2 people in household23.8%
789 households
4 people in household17.6%
582 households
3 people in household15.5%
512 households
5 people in household8%
266 households
6 people in household4.9%
163 households
8 or more people in household3.4%
111 households
7 people in household2.3%
77 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,737 residents
15–2920.1%
2,070 residents
30–4421.9%
2,255 residents
45–6425.1%
2,593 residents
65 and over16.1%
1,662 residents
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh82.9%
8,550 residents
White8.2%
850 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.8%
387 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
366 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
162 residents
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications38.6%
3,262 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.8%
1,672 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.7%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications7%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
4,385 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.8%
3,870 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations31.7%
2,676 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.7%
1,580 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
920 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.1%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.6%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
4,781 residents
Good health33.5%
3,457 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,450 residents
Bad health4.6%
471 residents
Very bad health1.5%
157 residents
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
8,788 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,529 residents
Belgrave North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.9%
1,254 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28%
926 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.3%
872 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
243 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Belgrave North West · 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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