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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002854

Braunstone Park East

Braunstone Park East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,456 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
8,456

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,146

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,691.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

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.

Allenton & Osmaston, Derby12,441 residents · 37.4% owned · 36.2% no carShort Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carSouthmead, Bristol, City of12,667 residents · 48.9% owned · 26.0% no carWeoley Castle, Birmingham7,669 residents · 48.0% owned · 32.8% no carStone Cross & Hateley Heath, Sandwell11,365 residents · 48.1% owned · 29.4% no carRibbleton, Preston10,272 residents · 45.5% owned · 34.8% no car

Most similar within Leicester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kirby Frith, Leicester8,819 residents · 39.7% owned · 32.4% no carStocking Farm & Mowmacre, Leicester11,778 residents · 39.0% owned · 35.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Braunstone Park East

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

Tenure

Owned41.6%
1,308 households
Social rented39%
1,226 households
Private rented18.5%
582 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.2%
1,768 households
Terraced26%
818 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.6%
272 households
Detached4.6%
145 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.8%
118 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,312 households
No cars or vans in household34.2%
1,077 households
2 cars or vans in household18.9%
594 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
162 households
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62.3%
1,960 households
1 bedroom16.1%
507 households
2 bedrooms14.3%
450 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
229 households
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.4%
1,898 households
One-person household29.4%
923 households
Other household types10.3%
323 households
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.3%
923 households
2 people in household26.2%
824 households
3 people in household16.9%
530 households
4 people in household14.3%
450 households
5 people in household7.9%
248 households
6 people in household3.1%
98 households
7 people in household1.5%
46 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
26 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.2%
1,874 residents
15–2919.9%
1,683 residents
30–4422.2%
1,876 residents
45–6423.8%
2,016 residents
65 and over11.9%
1,005 residents
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.2%
6,274 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.1%
856 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.6%
646 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%
418 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
264 residents
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.3%
1,895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
1,400 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
806 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,685 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.8%
2,576 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.5%
1,521 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
996 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.1%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
3,810 residents
Good health32.6%
2,753 residents
Fair health15%
1,268 residents
Bad health5.5%
468 residents
Very bad health1.9%
157 residents
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
6,718 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,738 residents
Braunstone Park East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,125 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.4%
1,082 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.2%
667 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
253 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
18 households
Braunstone Park East · 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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