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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003265

Stopsley North

Stopsley North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,232 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
8,232

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,501

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,868.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton, Kirklees6,250 residents · 72.3% owned · 20.1% no carSunnyside, West Northamptonshire6,754 residents · 74.8% owned · 16.9% no carCheshunt Coopers Walk, Broxbourne7,448 residents · 70.2% owned · 16.5% no carPaulsgrove West & Port Solent, Portsmouth6,380 residents · 62.8% owned · 18.3% no carPatchway, South Gloucestershire7,920 residents · 67.5% owned · 18.0% no carHawne, Dudley7,815 residents · 74.4% owned · 17.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stopsley North

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

Tenure

Owned72.4%
2,533 households
Private rented16.4%
574 households
Social rented10.9%
381 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46%
1,610 households
Terraced26.7%
935 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.8%
519 households
Detached11.1%
388 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,470 households
2 cars or vans in household31.1%
1,088 households
No cars or vans in household16.7%
586 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
355 households
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50%
1,750 households
2 bedrooms27%
946 households
1 bedroom11.7%
411 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
392 households
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
2,220 households
One-person household30.4%
1,063 households
Other household types6.1%
215 households
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.1%
1,123 households
1 person in household30.4%
1,063 households
3 people in household17.2%
603 households
4 people in household14.6%
510 households
5 people in household4.2%
146 households
6 people in household1.2%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,336 residents
15–2915.7%
1,297 residents
30–4420.3%
1,671 residents
45–6426.7%
2,199 residents
65 and over21%
1,732 residents
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.4%
6,625 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
719 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
465 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
329 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
97 residents
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
1,804 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
969 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
4,151 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
2,514 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.1%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
882 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
3,835 residents
Good health36.1%
2,975 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,051 residents
Bad health3.5%
288 residents
Very bad health1%
83 residents
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
7,013 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,219 residents
Stopsley North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.8%
1,673 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,197 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
500 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
116 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Stopsley North · 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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