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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002839

Colchester Road

Colchester Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,516 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
8,516

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,035

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,869.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

Hall Green East, Birmingham7,077 residents · 63.3% owned · 24.1% no carYardley, Birmingham8,822 residents · 66.2% owned · 25.3% no carYew Tree & Tamebridge, Sandwell8,052 residents · 55.8% owned · 21.1% no carThe Delves, Walsall6,425 residents · 62.0% owned · 21.0% no carWhitley Wood, Reading8,245 residents · 56.4% owned · 21.6% no carLewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no car

Most similar within Leicester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thurnby Lodge, Leicester11,793 residents · 56.7% owned · 25.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Colchester Road

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

Tenure

Owned61.2%
1,857 households
Social rented22.6%
687 households
Private rented14.9%
453 households
Shared ownership0.8%
23 households
Lives rent free0.5%
15 households
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached67.4%
2,046 households
Detached14%
426 households
Terraced12%
363 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%
157 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,228 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
829 households
No cars or vans in household21.7%
658 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
320 households
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.9%
1,757 households
2 bedrooms15.9%
483 households
4 or more bedrooms15.6%
473 households
1 bedroom10.6%
322 households
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
1,975 households
One-person household26.2%
795 households
Other household types8.7%
265 households
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household26.2%
795 households
2 people in household25.2%
764 households
3 people in household17.2%
523 households
4 people in household16.4%
498 households
5 people in household8.6%
262 households
6 people in household4.2%
127 households
7 people in household1.2%
37 households
8 or more people in household1%
29 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
1,798 residents
15–2918.2%
1,549 residents
30–4421.7%
1,846 residents
45–6424.1%
2,053 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,270 residents
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh47.8%
4,068 residents
White41.1%
3,503 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
339 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
318 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
287 residents
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
1,738 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.5%
1,681 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
965 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
921 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
726 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,902 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,540 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.5%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.7%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
4,082 residents
Good health33.7%
2,870 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,064 residents
Bad health4.5%
381 residents
Very bad health1.4%
119 residents
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
7,166 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,350 residents
Colchester Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,266 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,066 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
521 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
163 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
19 households
Colchester Road · 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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