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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002907

Leominster South

Leominster South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,290 residents in Herefordshire, County of. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Herefordshire, County of
6,290

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,937

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

221.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.2%

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.

Tiverton West, Mid Devon6,252 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.7% no carOkehampton, West Devon7,710 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no carWelshpool, Powys6,637 residents · 49.6% owned · 24.7% no carNewtown North, Powys6,197 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.1% no carSandown & Brading, Isle of Wight9,301 residents · 63.7% owned · 21.7% no carCheadle Town, Staffordshire Moorlands6,186 residents · 67.0% owned · 21.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leominster South

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

Tenure

Owned54.6%
1,605 households
Private rented26.5%
777 households
Social rented17.8%
522 households
Shared ownership1.1%
33 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.3%
1,066 households
Detached22.9%
673 households
Terraced20.2%
593 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.8%
345 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.4%
101 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
49 households
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,290 households
2 cars or vans in household23.8%
699 households
No cars or vans in household23%
675 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
273 households
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.9%
1,112 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
898 households
4 or more bedrooms16.8%
494 households
1 bedroom14.7%
433 households
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
1,679 households
One-person household38.8%
1,139 households
Other household types4%
118 households
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.8%
1,139 households
2 people in household33.9%
996 households
3 people in household12.9%
380 households
4 people in household9.7%
286 households
5 people in household3.2%
95 households
6 people in household0.9%
26 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
969 residents
15–2915.5%
977 residents
30–4416.8%
1,056 residents
45–6426.4%
1,663 residents
65 and over25.8%
1,623 residents
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
6,092 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
69 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.2%
1,324 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.7%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
874 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.6%
2,920 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,275 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.1%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.8%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.3%
2,531 residents
Good health35.7%
2,245 residents
Fair health17.4%
1,093 residents
Bad health5.3%
332 residents
Very bad health1.4%
86 residents
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
4,851 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,436 residents
Leominster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.9%
1,259 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,033 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
485 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
149 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Leominster South · 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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