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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003264

Barnfield

Barnfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,851 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
9,851

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,202

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,370.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.7%

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.

Earley, Wokingham9,376 residents · 78.6% owned · 10.8% no carOadby East, Oadby and Wigston7,765 residents · 80.7% owned · 8.6% no carHall Green Central, Birmingham7,144 residents · 78.2% owned · 13.9% no carBelmont, Harrow9,605 residents · 76.4% owned · 12.2% no carLady Wood & Oakwood, Leeds8,399 residents · 73.3% owned · 18.9% no carYardley Wood East, Birmingham8,210 residents · 80.3% owned · 13.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barnfield

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

Tenure

Owned82.5%
2,641 households
Private rented16.2%
520 households
Social rented1.2%
37 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.3%
1,644 households
Detached34.3%
1,100 households
Terraced11.7%
376 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.9%
61 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 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
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.6%
1,205 households
2 cars or vans in household37.3%
1,193 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.2%
518 households
No cars or vans in household8.9%
285 households
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.1%
1,572 households
4 or more bedrooms36.9%
1,181 households
2 bedrooms11.9%
380 households
1 bedroom2.2%
69 households
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,261 households
One-person household18.3%
585 households
Other household types11.1%
355 households
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.1%
901 households
1 person in household18.3%
585 households
3 people in household17.6%
564 households
4 people in household17.3%
553 households
5 people in household9.7%
310 households
6 people in household4.7%
149 households
7 people in household2.7%
85 households
8 or more people in household1.7%
56 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
2,104 residents
15–2918.4%
1,809 residents
30–4420.6%
2,032 residents
45–6425%
2,461 residents
65 and over14.7%
1,446 residents
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh45.8%
4,514 residents
White40.4%
3,975 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
605 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
444 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
313 residents
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.7%
3,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
944 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%
4,595 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,654 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,193 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
5,055 residents
Good health34.3%
3,381 residents
Fair health10.9%
1,079 residents
Bad health2.6%
259 residents
Very bad health0.8%
80 residents
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
8,637 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,212 residents
Barnfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.1%
1,763 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,087 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
292 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Barnfield · 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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