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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003270

Lewsey South

Lewsey South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,806 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
8,806

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,091

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,403.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.7%

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.

Perry Barr & South Hamstead, Birmingham8,605 residents · 69.4% owned · 22.5% no carBowerdean, Buckinghamshire7,107 residents · 56.9% owned · 16.6% no carLevenshulme South & Burnage North, Manchester10,689 residents · 62.2% owned · 25.0% no carBolton Road & Kings Road, Bradford7,693 residents · 72.4% owned · 19.8% no carHarrow Weald, Harrow8,760 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.3% no carHillingdon South, Hillingdon9,115 residents · 63.9% owned · 19.2% no car

Most similar within Luton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Limbury, Luton12,974 residents · 62.9% owned · 18.7% no carSt Anns Hill, Luton12,031 residents · 58.4% owned · 19.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lewsey South

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

Tenure

Owned67.5%
2,087 households
Private rented22.9%
708 households
Social rented9%
279 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached64.7%
2,000 households
Terraced15.1%
467 households
Detached12.6%
389 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
201 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 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%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,400 households
2 cars or vans in household25.8%
796 households
No cars or vans in household19.5%
603 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
292 households
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.7%
1,784 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
671 households
4 or more bedrooms13.7%
422 households
1 bedroom6.9%
214 households
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
1,951 households
One-person household25%
774 households
Other household types11.8%
366 households
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.8%
828 households
1 person in household25%
774 households
3 people in household17.2%
532 households
4 people in household14.3%
443 households
5 people in household10.1%
313 households
6 people in household4%
124 households
7 people in household1.3%
41 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
36 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,738 residents
15–2919.1%
1,683 residents
30–4421.2%
1,866 residents
45–6423.7%
2,091 residents
65 and over16.2%
1,427 residents
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White42.6%
3,754 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh40.4%
3,560 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%
821 residents
Other ethnic group4.4%
389 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
284 residents
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.7%
2,408 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
1,503 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.3%
4,052 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
2,704 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.7%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.6%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
4,338 residents
Good health33.7%
2,971 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,089 residents
Bad health3.5%
312 residents
Very bad health1.1%
99 residents
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
7,617 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
1,190 residents
Lewsey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,357 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
1,155 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
476 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
100 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Lewsey South · 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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