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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002851

Evington

Evington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,720 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
8,720

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,866

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,745.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.8%

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.

Handsworth Wood, Birmingham10,153 residents · 79.0% owned · 13.0% no carGoldthorn Park, Wolverhampton8,141 residents · 77.3% owned · 14.8% no carHall Green Central, Birmingham7,144 residents · 78.2% owned · 13.9% no carWalsall East, Walsall6,358 residents · 71.7% owned · 19.5% no carWalsall South East, Walsall6,845 residents · 88.6% owned · 10.4% no carWake Green East & Moseley Bog, Birmingham8,591 residents · 71.2% owned · 18.9% no car

Most similar within Leicester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Humberstone & Hamilton South, Leicester8,472 residents · 60.4% owned · 17.3% no carRushey Mead North, Leicester8,228 residents · 72.7% owned · 14.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Evington

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

Tenure

Owned81%
2,322 households
Private rented12.7%
365 households
Social rented6%
172 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45%
1,291 households
Semi-detached41.6%
1,192 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
185 households
Terraced6%
173 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.5%
1,076 households
2 cars or vans in household32.1%
919 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%
456 households
No cars or vans in household14.5%
415 households
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.4%
1,388 households
4 or more bedrooms34.3%
983 households
2 bedrooms12.6%
361 households
1 bedroom4.7%
135 households
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
1,869 households
One-person household21.7%
622 households
Other household types13.1%
374 households
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.9%
743 households
1 person in household21.7%
622 households
4 people in household17%
488 households
3 people in household15.9%
455 households
5 people in household10.6%
305 households
6 people in household5.4%
154 households
7 people in household2%
57 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
41 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,550 residents
15–2917.6%
1,537 residents
30–4419.1%
1,666 residents
45–6424.4%
2,128 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,840 residents
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh67.3%
5,866 residents
White21.3%
1,853 residents
Other ethnic group6.2%
541 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
233 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
226 residents
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.8%
2,385 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.1%
1,700 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
948 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
641 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
3,851 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
3,053 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,279 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
992 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.5%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
4,090 residents
Good health34.1%
2,974 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,257 residents
Bad health3.5%
308 residents
Very bad health1.1%
92 residents
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
7,416 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,301 residents
Evington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
1,306 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%
1,067 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
413 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Evington · 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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