Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002858

Knighton

Knighton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,324 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester

7,324

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,948

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,470.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Knighton

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

Tenure

Owned78.6%

2,318 households

Private rented18.5%

545 households

Social rented2.7%

81 households

Shared ownership0.1%

4 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.6%

1,257 households

Detached30.7%

904 households

Terraced12%

355 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%

285 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.9%

114 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%

25 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

8 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%

1,285 households

2 cars or vans in household32.8%

966 households

No cars or vans in household13.3%

391 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%

307 households

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42%

1,237 households

3 bedrooms34.7%

1,024 households

2 bedrooms14.7%

434 households

1 bedroom8.6%

253 households

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%

1,916 households

One-person household27.7%

817 households

Other household types7.4%

218 households

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%

995 households

1 person in household27.7%

817 households

4 people in household15.7%

462 households

3 people in household15.5%

458 households

5 people in household5%

146 households

6 people in household1.7%

50 households

7 people in household0.4%

11 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

9 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%

1,235 residents

15–2914.7%

1,073 residents

30–4418.2%

1,336 residents

45–6429.5%

2,157 residents

65 and over20.8%

1,522 residents

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.5%

4,647 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.2%

1,919 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%

322 residents

Other ethnic group3.6%

267 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%

167 residents

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.7%

3,349 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications12.1%

727 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications10.9%

654 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications10.5%

634 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.4%

325 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.3%

201 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2%

123 residents aged 16 and over

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%

3,604 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.3%

2,301 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

109 residents aged 16 and over

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%

1,545 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%

1,512 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10%

604 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%

593 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students7.6%

455 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%

396 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations6.6%

396 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%

318 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%

195 residents aged 16 and over

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.1%

3,818 residents

Good health32.8%

2,404 residents

Fair health11%

808 residents

Bad health3.2%

231 residents

Very bad health0.9%

63 residents

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%

6,244 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%

1,080 residents

Knighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.8%

1,823 households

Household is deprived in one dimension29.1%

858 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions8%

235 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1%

29 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Knighton · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002858

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Knighton

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Knighton

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.