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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003131

Deer Park & Leigham

Deer Park & Leigham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,287 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
7,287

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,184

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,680.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.9%

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.

Leigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carAtherton South East & Tyldesley West, Wigan5,970 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.3% no carAlbany and Blackfell, Sunderland6,693 residents · 57.5% owned · 28.2% no carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carRose Hill & Burnley Wood, Burnley10,746 residents · 64.7% owned · 27.8% no carBreightmet South & Darcy Lever, Bolton9,728 residents · 66.0% owned · 22.0% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Southway, Plymouth8,727 residents · 54.4% owned · 23.7% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Deer Park & Leigham

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

Tenure

Owned62%
1,975 households
Social rented23.2%
738 households
Private rented13.9%
442 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced66.9%
2,128 households
Semi-detached20.4%
649 households
Detached5.7%
183 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.4%
173 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,475 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
846 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
666 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
196 households
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.3%
1,536 households
2 bedrooms35.6%
1,133 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
262 households
1 bedroom7.9%
252 households
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
2,123 households
One-person household29%
922 households
Other household types4.3%
136 households
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,159 households
1 person in household29%
922 households
3 people in household17.5%
555 households
4 people in household12.3%
390 households
5 people in household3.8%
122 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,227 residents
15–2916.6%
1,207 residents
30–4419.4%
1,414 residents
45–6425.6%
1,863 residents
65 and over21.7%
1,579 residents
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
7,095 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
77 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
67 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.9%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.5%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.1%
3,403 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,434 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.1%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.6%
3,177 residents
Good health34.3%
2,502 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,117 residents
Bad health5.4%
392 residents
Very bad health1.4%
99 residents
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8%
5,667 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.2%
1,620 residents
Deer Park & Leigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.3%
1,314 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,172 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
554 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
140 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Deer Park & Leigham · 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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