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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002861

Saffron Lane

Saffron Lane is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,276 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
8,276

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,791

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,077

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.7%

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.

Bushbury Hill, Wolverhampton6,273 residents · 46.1% owned · 31.6% no carLow Hill, Wolverhampton6,515 residents · 28.3% owned · 34.9% no carGlebe Farm, Birmingham10,037 residents · 43.6% owned · 31.1% no carAllenton & Osmaston, Derby12,441 residents · 37.4% owned · 36.2% no carKingstanding South East, Birmingham10,667 residents · 47.2% owned · 36.9% no carBroxtowe & Cinderhill, Nottingham9,282 residents · 33.2% owned · 36.8% no car

Most similar within Leicester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Braunstone Park West, Leicester7,388 residents · 28.0% owned · 36.4% no carKirby Frith, Leicester8,819 residents · 39.7% owned · 32.4% no carNew Parks & Stokeswood, Leicester8,619 residents · 34.7% owned · 39.1% no carBraunstone Park East, Leicester8,456 residents · 41.6% owned · 34.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Saffron Lane

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

Tenure

Social rented54.5%
1,521 households
Owned33.9%
946 households
Private rented11%
307 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached77.7%
2,168 households
Terraced7.6%
212 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.1%
198 households
Detached6.1%
171 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,116 households
No cars or vans in household33.9%
947 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
577 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
152 households
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.8%
1,811 households
2 bedrooms17.6%
491 households
1 bedroom9%
252 households
4 or more bedrooms8.6%
239 households
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%
1,884 households
One-person household23.5%
655 households
Other household types9%
251 households
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household24.5%
684 households
1 person in household23.5%
655 households
3 people in household17.9%
500 households
4 people in household16.2%
451 households
5 people in household9.9%
277 households
6 people in household4.7%
130 households
8 or more people in household1.7%
48 households
7 people in household1.7%
47 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525%
2,065 residents
15–2922.1%
1,826 residents
30–4420.3%
1,683 residents
45–6422.5%
1,864 residents
65 and over10.1%
838 residents
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.3%
5,651 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.3%
1,185 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.5%
704 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
475 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
264 residents
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.1%
1,880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.7%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
753 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
3,133 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
2,763 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.8%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.9%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.7%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.5%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.3%
3,667 residents
Good health32%
2,652 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,266 residents
Bad health6%
497 residents
Very bad health2.3%
194 residents
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
6,392 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,884 residents
Saffron Lane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
912 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension28.8%
805 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.2%
730 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.7%
326 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
18 households
Saffron Lane · 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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