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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003271

Wigmore & Airport

Wigmore & Airport is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,215 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
10,215

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,023

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,843.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.9%

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.

Stanborough, Watford7,254 residents · 69.7% owned · 12.3% no carThorpe Astley, Blaby7,278 residents · 67.7% owned · 12.0% no carAshford West, Spelthorne11,430 residents · 72.8% owned · 13.2% no carEgham Hythe & Pooley Green, Runnymede9,753 residents · 65.0% owned · 14.5% no carBanbury Hardwick, Cherwell8,840 residents · 61.3% owned · 13.0% no carBrownsover, Rugby10,693 residents · 63.0% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wigmore & Airport

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

Tenure

Owned67.6%
2,719 households
Private rented23.8%
959 households
Social rented8.1%
326 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.8%
1,884 households
Detached25.2%
1,013 households
Terraced17.8%
717 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.9%
360 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,695 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,361 households
No cars or vans in household13.1%
528 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
442 households
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
1,777 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
1,082 households
4 or more bedrooms20.1%
807 households
1 bedroom8.9%
357 households
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
2,759 households
One-person household23.7%
954 households
Other household types7.7%
309 households
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,354 households
1 person in household23.7%
954 households
3 people in household19.2%
773 households
4 people in household15.7%
632 households
5 people in household5.2%
211 households
6 people in household1.5%
59 households
7 people in household0.8%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,898 residents
15–2917.8%
1,820 residents
30–4422.8%
2,334 residents
45–6427.6%
2,819 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,344 residents
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.5%
7,611 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.3%
1,157 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.4%
754 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
464 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
228 residents
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.9%
2,538 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,453 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.7%
5,559 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.8%
2,449 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,674 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
1,235 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
5,136 residents
Good health35.4%
3,621 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,088 residents
Bad health2.8%
288 residents
Very bad health0.8%
82 residents
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%
8,902 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%
1,313 residents
Wigmore & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.1%
2,137 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,303 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
488 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Wigmore & Airport · 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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