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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003259

Sundon Park

Sundon Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,798 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
6,798

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,613

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,683.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

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.

Lesnes Abbey, Bexley8,111 residents · 77.2% owned · 18.7% no carNorthumberland Heath, Bexley7,672 residents · 70.5% owned · 21.6% no carRomford North, Havering9,472 residents · 78.8% owned · 16.3% no carFordhouses, Wolverhampton5,791 residents · 63.0% owned · 23.4% no carWickham Street & East Wickham, Bexley6,624 residents · 71.0% owned · 22.4% no carDunstable East, Central Bedfordshire6,984 residents · 80.9% owned · 12.4% no car

Most similar within Luton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stopsley South & Round Green, Luton10,774 residents · 64.1% owned · 18.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sundon Park

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

Tenure

Owned67.4%
1,761 households
Private rented16.8%
440 households
Social rented15.2%
398 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached71.4%
1,862 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.6%
433 households
Terraced7.7%
202 households
Detached2.9%
76 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,148 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
731 households
No cars or vans in household16.9%
441 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
289 households
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.9%
1,433 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
821 households
4 or more bedrooms10%
260 households
1 bedroom3.6%
95 households
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
1,850 households
One-person household22.6%
589 households
Other household types6.6%
171 households
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
866 households
1 person in household22.6%
589 households
3 people in household19.4%
506 households
4 people in household15.6%
406 households
5 people in household5.8%
151 households
6 people in household2.6%
69 households
7 people in household0.6%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,472 residents
15–2917.8%
1,209 residents
30–4421.4%
1,457 residents
45–6424%
1,635 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,030 residents
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.7%
4,261 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.7%
1,064 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14%
950 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%
397 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
124 residents
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%
1,454 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%
3,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
1,947 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
3,290 residents
Good health35.2%
2,394 residents
Fair health12.7%
862 residents
Bad health2.9%
197 residents
Very bad health0.8%
56 residents
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
5,862 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
936 residents
Sundon Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.4%
1,210 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
958 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
357 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Sundon Park · 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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