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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003266

Lewsey North

Lewsey North is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,113 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
10,113

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,647

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,048

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.1%

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.

Birches Green & Bromford East, Birmingham13,692 residents · 52.3% owned · 31.2% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no carHolbrooks, Coventry9,083 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.6% no carErnesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry10,784 residents · 49.2% owned · 28.9% no carYew Tree & Tamebridge, Sandwell8,052 residents · 55.8% owned · 21.1% no carWhitley Wood, Reading8,245 residents · 56.4% owned · 21.6% no car

Most similar within Luton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leagrave, Luton11,189 residents · 52.7% owned · 24.3% no carMarsh Farm, Luton8,949 residents · 42.2% owned · 30.0% no carFarley Hill & Stockwood Park, Luton11,613 residents · 44.2% owned · 28.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lewsey North

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

Tenure

Owned50.2%
1,830 households
Social rented34.5%
1,258 households
Private rented14.7%
535 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.5%
1,734 households
Terraced31.1%
1,136 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%
505 households
Detached6.6%
240 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 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
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,589 households
No cars or vans in household25%
914 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
877 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
273 households
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.5%
1,882 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
971 households
1 bedroom12.4%
452 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
346 households
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,298 households
One-person household28%
1,024 households
Other household types9.1%
331 households
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28%
1,023 households
2 people in household23.8%
868 households
3 people in household17.3%
632 households
4 people in household16.2%
590 households
5 people in household8.8%
322 households
6 people in household3.6%
131 households
7 people in household1.4%
52 households
8 or more people in household1%
35 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.6%
2,384 residents
15–2918.9%
1,912 residents
30–4421.7%
2,196 residents
45–6424.5%
2,477 residents
65 and over11.3%
1,142 residents
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49.6%
5,020 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.8%
2,710 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15%
1,517 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%
584 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
283 residents
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.1%
1,972 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.4%
1,840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
1,069 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
919 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
4,448 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
2,839 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.2%
1,300 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.2%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
4,800 residents
Good health33.2%
3,358 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,344 residents
Bad health4.7%
480 residents
Very bad health1.3%
132 residents
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
8,365 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,750 residents
Lewsey North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,326 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.8%
1,308 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.3%
778 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
227 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Lewsey 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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