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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003262

Leagrave

Leagrave is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,189 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
11,189

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,065

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,204.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.8%

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.

Allerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carBirches Green & Bromford East, Birmingham13,692 residents · 52.3% owned · 31.2% no carNorth Tividale, Sandwell10,330 residents · 56.9% owned · 25.8% no carErnesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry10,784 residents · 49.2% owned · 28.9% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no carYardley, Birmingham8,822 residents · 66.2% owned · 25.3% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leagrave

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

Tenure

Owned52.7%
2,141 households
Social rented31.4%
1,277 households
Private rented15.2%
617 households
Shared ownership0.7%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.7%
1,816 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25%
1,014 households
Terraced18.2%
740 households
Detached10.8%
439 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,770 households
No cars or vans in household24.3%
989 households
2 cars or vans in household23.7%
964 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
342 households
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.3%
2,085 households
2 bedrooms23.1%
941 households
1 bedroom14.4%
587 households
4 or more bedrooms11.1%
452 households
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.7%
2,468 households
One-person household29.5%
1,200 households
Other household types9.8%
398 households
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.5%
1,198 households
2 people in household24.5%
996 households
3 people in household16.9%
686 households
4 people in household14.3%
579 households
5 people in household8.3%
337 households
6 people in household3.5%
144 households
7 people in household1.6%
67 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
56 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.5%
2,517 residents
15–2918.8%
2,102 residents
30–4421%
2,350 residents
45–6423.9%
2,674 residents
65 and over13.8%
1,547 residents
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.7%
5,003 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30.5%
3,415 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.3%
1,937 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%
543 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
291 residents
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.8%
2,360 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.2%
1,970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
4,800 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
3,456 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations15.8%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
5,082 residents
Good health34.5%
3,857 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,559 residents
Bad health4.6%
511 residents
Very bad health1.6%
179 residents
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
9,304 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,885 residents
Leagrave · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38%
1,544 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,452 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
774 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
282 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Leagrave · 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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