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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002923

Ledbury

Ledbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,439 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
9,439

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,472

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

204.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.0%

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.

Amberley, Pulborough & Storrington, Horsham9,866 residents · 66.2% owned · 13.7% no carPershore, Wychavon8,401 residents · 64.3% owned · 16.1% no carAlcester, Stratford-on-Avon5,869 residents · 62.9% owned · 15.0% no carAxminster, East Devon9,813 residents · 67.8% owned · 14.2% no carAylsham, Broadland8,938 residents · 71.2% owned · 14.3% no carIlminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ledbury

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

Tenure

Owned64.9%
2,904 households
Private rented20.5%
916 households
Social rented13.1%
584 households
Shared ownership1.5%
67 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.7%
1,597 households
Semi-detached31%
1,384 households
Terraced19.7%
880 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.1%
409 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
72 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
56 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,979 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
1,278 households
No cars or vans in household17.6%
789 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
425 households
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.7%
1,686 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,368 households
4 or more bedrooms22.6%
1,009 households
1 bedroom9.1%
409 households
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,739 households
One-person household35.8%
1,600 households
Other household types3%
136 households
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%
1,729 households
1 person in household35.8%
1,602 households
3 people in household12.2%
546 households
4 people in household9.2%
410 households
5 people in household3.2%
144 households
6 people in household0.6%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.2%
1,247 residents
15–2913.5%
1,275 residents
30–4415.6%
1,470 residents
45–6426.8%
2,527 residents
65 and over30.9%
2,920 residents
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
9,189 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
94 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
80 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
21 residents
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33%
2,669 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,539 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
436 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.6%
4,338 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.1%
3,644 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,771 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
4,130 residents
Good health36.4%
3,440 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,404 residents
Bad health4%
379 residents
Very bad health0.9%
86 residents
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
7,624 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,815 residents
Ledbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49%
2,191 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,620 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
547 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
108 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Ledbury · 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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