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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003260

Marsh Farm

Marsh Farm is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,949 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
8,949

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,257

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,491.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

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.

Harold Hill East, Havering11,457 residents · 37.7% owned · 33.8% no carMarks Gate, Barking and Dagenham8,281 residents · 43.1% owned · 31.8% no carBradgate Heights & Beaumont Leys, Leicester11,021 residents · 41.6% owned · 29.4% no carKing's Heath & Spencer, West Northamptonshire9,143 residents · 38.5% owned · 31.6% no carCentral Park & Frizlands Lane, Barking and Dagenham10,162 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.4% no carDarlaston Central, Walsall8,492 residents · 43.0% owned · 31.9% no car

Most similar within Luton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no carFarley Hill & Stockwood Park, Luton11,613 residents · 44.2% owned · 28.8% no carLeagrave, Luton11,189 residents · 52.7% owned · 24.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Marsh Farm

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

Tenure

Owned42.2%
1,374 households
Social rented39.6%
1,290 households
Private rented17.2%
559 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.5%
1,255 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.2%
1,015 households
Semi-detached24.7%
805 households
Detached4.1%
133 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,427 households
No cars or vans in household30%
977 households
2 cars or vans in household19.9%
649 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
204 households
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.2%
1,635 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
916 households
1 bedroom13.2%
430 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
276 households
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,078 households
One-person household27.5%
897 households
Other household types8.7%
284 households
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.5%
897 households
2 people in household23.5%
765 households
3 people in household19.9%
648 households
4 people in household15.5%
505 households
5 people in household7.3%
237 households
6 people in household3.9%
128 households
7 people in household1.4%
47 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.5%
2,277 residents
15–2919.6%
1,757 residents
30–4421.8%
1,948 residents
45–6422.9%
2,048 residents
65 and over10.2%
914 residents
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White47.4%
4,240 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.3%
2,171 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.3%
1,727 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7%
627 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
186 residents
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,624 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.5%
1,600 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
932 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
254 residents aged 16 and over
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,768 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,550 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.5%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.9%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.7%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.3%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
4,294 residents
Good health33.3%
2,976 residents
Fair health13%
1,161 residents
Bad health4.6%
410 residents
Very bad health1.2%
109 residents
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
7,457 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,491 residents
Marsh Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%
1,212 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.7%
1,130 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
661 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
227 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
27 households
Marsh Farm · 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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