Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003272

Kingsway

Kingsway is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,353 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton

11,353

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,831

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,157.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kingsway

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

Tenure

Owned58%

1,643 households

Private rented28.9%

818 households

Social rented10.9%

309 households

Shared ownership2%

58 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47%

1,331 households

Terraced27.4%

775 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.4%

380 households

Detached8.5%

240 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%

75 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%

28 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

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.7%

1,320 households

2 cars or vans in household22.2%

628 households

No cars or vans in household21.2%

600 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%

281 households

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.3%

1,281 households

4 or more bedrooms24.9%

704 households

2 bedrooms20.6%

583 households

1 bedroom9.2%

261 households

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59%

1,670 households

Other household types24.7%

699 households

One-person household16.3%

462 households

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household16.5%

467 households

1 person in household16.3%

462 households

5 people in household14.2%

402 households

4 people in household14.1%

399 households

3 people in household13.3%

375 households

6 people in household11.1%

314 households

8 or more people in household7.4%

208 households

7 people in household7.1%

202 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526%

2,946 residents

15–2924.4%

2,768 residents

30–4424%

2,722 residents

45–6417.5%

1,991 residents

65 and over8.1%

925 residents

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh78.6%

8,928 residents

White10.4%

1,183 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%

540 residents

Other ethnic group4%

449 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%

254 residents

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.1%

2,557 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above24%

1,974 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.5%

1,112 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications12.9%

1,058 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%

961 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications4.3%

350 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship2.5%

203 residents aged 16 and over

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.4%

4,224 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive44.8%

3,679 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student3.8%

313 residents aged 16 and over

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed22.9%

1,879 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations15%

1,228 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students13.3%

1,095 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%

933 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%

928 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%

774 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%

649 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%

416 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%

312 residents aged 16 and over

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%

5,228 residents

Good health36.5%

4,143 residents

Fair health12.4%

1,413 residents

Bad health3.8%

434 residents

Very bad health1.2%

135 residents

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.7%

10,069 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act11.3%

1,284 residents

Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%

1,052 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension34%

961 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions21.4%

606 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%

190 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%

20 households

Kingsway · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003272

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Kingsway

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Kingsway

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.