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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002852

Braunstone Park West

Braunstone Park West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,388 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
7,388

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,606

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,564.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.2%

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.

Bushbury Hill, Wolverhampton6,273 residents · 46.1% owned · 31.6% no carAllenton & Osmaston, Derby12,441 residents · 37.4% owned · 36.2% no carEast Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carStacey Bushes & Fullers Slade, Milton Keynes6,194 residents · 31.3% owned · 27.8% no carSheldon North, Birmingham8,955 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.9% no carSeacroft South, Leeds5,995 residents · 40.1% owned · 39.0% no car

Most similar within Leicester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Saffron Lane, Leicester8,276 residents · 33.9% owned · 33.9% no carNew Parks & Stokeswood, Leicester8,619 residents · 34.7% owned · 39.1% no carKirby Frith, Leicester8,819 residents · 39.7% owned · 32.4% no carBraunstone Park East, Leicester8,456 residents · 41.6% owned · 34.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Braunstone Park West

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

Tenure

Social rented63.2%
1,648 households
Owned28%
730 households
Private rented8.1%
210 households
Lives rent free0.5%
12 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached68%
1,770 households
Terraced19.9%
517 households
Detached6.3%
163 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
131 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 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 households
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,120 households
No cars or vans in household36.4%
948 households
2 cars or vans in household16.5%
430 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
108 households
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.8%
1,480 households
2 bedrooms18.2%
473 households
1 bedroom16.8%
437 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
214 households
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
1,679 households
One-person household27.4%
713 households
Other household types8.1%
212 households
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.4%
713 households
2 people in household23.3%
606 households
3 people in household16.9%
440 households
4 people in household15%
391 households
5 people in household10.3%
267 households
6 people in household3.9%
101 households
7 people in household2.5%
65 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.1%
1,928 residents
15–2920.9%
1,545 residents
30–4420.4%
1,507 residents
45–6423.1%
1,710 residents
65 and over9.5%
701 residents
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.5%
5,583 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.9%
877 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%
435 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
327 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
168 residents
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications35%
1,860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.2%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
707 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.2%
651 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
2,834 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,349 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.5%
1,249 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.6%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.3%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
371 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
3,232 residents
Good health33.2%
2,456 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,117 residents
Bad health6%
445 residents
Very bad health1.9%
137 residents
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
5,855 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,532 residents
Braunstone Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
871 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.2%
761 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.9%
648 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.4%
296 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
28 households
Braunstone Park 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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