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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002848

Highfields South

Highfields South is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,123 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
11,123

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,278

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21,062.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.3%

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.

Bury Park, Luton11,539 residents · 36.3% owned · 41.2% no carDeeplish, Rochdale10,296 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.3% no carPalfrey, Walsall10,264 residents · 47.0% owned · 34.2% no carLongsight East, Manchester9,280 residents · 35.5% owned · 35.6% no carLittle Ilford West, Newham7,297 residents · 32.3% owned · 47.3% no carNelson West, Pendle9,518 residents · 57.3% owned · 31.0% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highfields South

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

Tenure

Private rented40.1%
1,313 households
Owned37.9%
1,244 households
Social rented21.6%
709 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced61.6%
2,019 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
437 households
Semi-detached10.7%
352 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.5%
246 households
Detached4.1%
135 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
58 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household42%
1,377 households
1 car or van in household40.3%
1,321 households
2 cars or vans in household13.7%
450 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
130 households
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.7%
1,202 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
963 households
1 bedroom17.7%
579 households
4 or more bedrooms16.3%
534 households
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
1,983 households
One-person household22.3%
732 households
Other household types17.1%
561 households
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household22.4%
733 households
2 people in household18.2%
595 households
4 people in household17.5%
574 households
3 people in household14.8%
485 households
5 people in household13.5%
443 households
6 people in household6.7%
220 households
8 or more people in household3.5%
116 households
7 people in household3.4%
111 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.9%
2,544 residents
15–2925.2%
2,804 residents
30–4422.1%
2,456 residents
45–6420.4%
2,264 residents
65 and over9.5%
1,054 residents
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh77.8%
8,654 residents
White9.3%
1,037 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7%
784 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
378 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
271 residents
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.6%
2,745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.3%
1,790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications6%
503 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.5%
4,081 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.2%
3,970 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.3%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.5%
1,976 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed22%
1,848 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15.2%
1,276 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.7%
310 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
5,447 residents
Good health32.8%
3,644 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,402 residents
Bad health4.4%
485 residents
Very bad health1.3%
143 residents
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
9,589 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,534 residents
Highfields South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,215 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.2%
991 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.6%
805 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
242 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
25 households
Highfields 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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