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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002862

Eyres Monsell

Eyres Monsell is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,651 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
8,651

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,533

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,346.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.5%

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.

East Park, Wolverhampton9,408 residents · 43.6% owned · 34.2% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carBreightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no carSheldon North, Birmingham8,955 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.9% no carChaddesden West, Derby7,966 residents · 44.5% owned · 34.6% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eyres Monsell

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

Tenure

Social rented44%
1,553 households
Owned41.5%
1,466 households
Private rented13.6%
480 households
Lives rent free0.7%
26 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.4%
1,603 households
Terraced41.6%
1,471 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
281 households
Detached4%
143 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,514 households
No cars or vans in household34.9%
1,235 households
2 cars or vans in household17.9%
631 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
154 households
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.2%
1,846 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
993 households
1 bedroom15.1%
534 households
4 or more bedrooms4.6%
161 households
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
2,128 households
One-person household33.3%
1,179 households
Other household types6.5%
229 households
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%
1,179 households
2 people in household27.3%
966 households
3 people in household17.5%
617 households
4 people in household11.7%
413 households
5 people in household6.8%
241 households
6 people in household2.1%
75 households
7 people in household0.8%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.1%
2,001 residents
15–2918.7%
1,616 residents
30–4420.9%
1,807 residents
45–6423.5%
2,029 residents
65 and over13.9%
1,199 residents
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.5%
7,053 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.5%
648 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%
496 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
355 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
97 residents
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.1%
2,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.5%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
935 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
852 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
3,651 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
2,757 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.5%
1,601 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.3%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,586 residents
Good health34.9%
3,017 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,374 residents
Bad health5.8%
506 residents
Very bad health1.9%
168 residents
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
6,668 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
1,983 residents
Eyres Monsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,243 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32%
1,131 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.3%
822 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.9%
313 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
26 households
Eyres Monsell · 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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