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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003263

Limbury

Limbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,974 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
12,974

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,488

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,463.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Perry Barr & South Hamstead, Birmingham8,605 residents · 69.4% owned · 22.5% no carLittle Heath, Coventry7,211 residents · 57.7% owned · 26.5% no carScholemoor, Bradford13,334 residents · 64.1% owned · 24.5% no carYew Tree & Tamebridge, Sandwell8,052 residents · 55.8% owned · 21.1% no carBolton Road & Kings Road, Bradford7,693 residents · 72.4% owned · 19.8% no carRainham West, Havering6,737 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.0% no car

Most similar within Luton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lewsey South, Luton8,806 residents · 67.5% owned · 19.5% no carSt Anns Hill, Luton12,031 residents · 58.4% owned · 19.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Limbury

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
2,824 households
Private rented27.6%
1,240 households
Social rented8.8%
396 households
Shared ownership0.4%
20 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.2%
2,161 households
Terraced24.2%
1,086 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
609 households
Detached10.3%
462 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
61 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.3%
2,122 households
2 cars or vans in household24.9%
1,119 households
No cars or vans in household18.7%
839 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
408 households
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.8%
2,459 households
2 bedrooms21%
943 households
4 or more bedrooms12.9%
580 households
1 bedroom11.3%
506 households
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,994 households
One-person household23.6%
1,059 households
Other household types9.8%
440 households
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.1%
1,214 households
1 person in household23.6%
1,059 households
3 people in household17.2%
772 households
4 people in household16.2%
729 households
5 people in household9.1%
410 households
6 people in household3.8%
172 households
7 people in household1.9%
84 households
8 or more people in household1%
47 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
2,891 residents
15–2918.8%
2,440 residents
30–4421.6%
2,799 residents
45–6423.4%
3,031 residents
65 and over14%
1,814 residents
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White43.8%
5,684 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh38.9%
5,050 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%
1,208 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
600 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
433 residents
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
2,870 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.1%
2,293 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
5,761 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
3,905 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
1,428 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.9%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
519 residents aged 16 and over
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
6,199 residents
Good health35.1%
4,557 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,567 residents
Bad health3.8%
491 residents
Very bad health1.2%
160 residents
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
11,085 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,889 residents
Limbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.7%
1,915 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,685 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
714 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
165 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Limbury · 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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