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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002836

Belgrave South

Belgrave South is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,228 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
11,228

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,284

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,573.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.6%

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 West, Ealing13,706 residents · 44.2% owned · 39.3% no carSouthall Park, Ealing9,835 residents · 46.0% owned · 37.9% no carSouthall Green West, Ealing8,295 residents · 45.8% owned · 32.5% no carHounslow Meadows, Hounslow10,620 residents · 35.1% owned · 38.8% no carSouthall Green East, Ealing7,343 residents · 35.5% owned · 48.4% no carCranford, Hounslow10,109 residents · 42.1% owned · 29.8% no car

Most similar within Leicester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Belgrave North West, Leicester10,317 residents · 46.0% owned · 41.1% no carBelgrave North East, Leicester8,999 residents · 47.9% owned · 36.5% no carSpinney Hill Road, Leicester15,836 residents · 41.4% owned · 43.2% no carNorthfields & Merrydale, Leicester9,981 residents · 44.2% owned · 34.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Belgrave South

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

Tenure

Owned44.3%
1,454 households
Private rented33.3%
1,092 households
Social rented21.7%
712 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.8%
1,634 households
Semi-detached23%
755 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.5%
607 households
Detached5.4%
177 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
52 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44.1%
1,447 households
1 car or van in household37.1%
1,218 households
2 cars or vans in household14.3%
471 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
148 households
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.5%
1,723 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
873 households
1 bedroom12.7%
417 households
4 or more bedrooms8.3%
271 households
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
1,878 households
Other household types22.6%
741 households
One-person household20.3%
667 households
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household20.4%
669 households
1 person in household20.3%
666 households
4 people in household18.9%
621 households
3 people in household16.7%
548 households
5 people in household10.4%
343 households
6 people in household5.4%
176 households
8 or more people in household4.9%
161 households
7 people in household3%
100 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,923 residents
15–2921.1%
2,372 residents
30–4420.5%
2,296 residents
45–6426.9%
3,015 residents
65 and over14.4%
1,620 residents
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh87.6%
9,833 residents
White6.2%
691 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
267 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
258 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
178 residents
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications43.8%
4,019 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.6%
1,522 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications7.8%
720 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications7.4%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
5,060 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
3,943 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations36.7%
3,368 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.1%
1,755 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.7%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.6%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.1%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
5,616 residents
Good health32.8%
3,682 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,327 residents
Bad health4.2%
477 residents
Very bad health1.1%
126 residents
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.8%
9,857 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.2%
1,371 residents
Belgrave South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.6%
1,300 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.3%
864 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension25.7%
844 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
263 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Belgrave South · 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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