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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003261

Warden Hill

Warden Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,443 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
6,443

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,477

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,068.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.9%

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.

Sunny Hill, Derby6,940 residents · 66.1% owned · 19.5% no carNormanton West, Derby6,311 residents · 81.0% owned · 13.9% no carCharlemont, Sandwell10,690 residents · 63.7% owned · 23.5% no carLittleover East, Derby7,818 residents · 64.2% owned · 21.6% no carOadby South & West, Oadby and Wigston8,823 residents · 73.1% owned · 18.5% no carCarpenders Park, Three Rivers6,948 residents · 77.1% owned · 13.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Warden Hill

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

Tenure

Owned72.8%
1,804 households
Private rented14.1%
349 households
Social rented12.8%
316 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.2%
1,095 households
Detached31.1%
771 households
Terraced14.3%
354 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
231 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,083 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
704 households
No cars or vans in household16%
397 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
293 households
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.7%
909 households
2 bedrooms28.6%
709 households
4 or more bedrooms24.9%
616 households
1 bedroom9.8%
243 households
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
1,562 households
One-person household28.6%
709 households
Other household types8.2%
204 households
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.8%
762 households
1 person in household28.6%
709 households
3 people in household15.8%
392 households
4 people in household13.7%
340 households
5 people in household6%
148 households
6 people in household3.4%
85 households
7 people in household1.2%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,133 residents
15–2915.8%
1,021 residents
30–4419.4%
1,248 residents
45–6425.5%
1,642 residents
65 and over21.7%
1,398 residents
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.4%
3,639 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh28%
1,802 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.6%
493 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
289 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
224 residents
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.9%
1,562 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
724 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
516 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
2,872 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
2,241 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.1%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
2,894 residents
Good health35.5%
2,284 residents
Fair health13.7%
880 residents
Bad health4.2%
269 residents
Very bad health1.8%
115 residents
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
5,277 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,165 residents
Warden Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,087 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
906 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
387 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Warden Hill · 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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