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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003277

Farley Hill & Stockwood Park

Farley Hill & Stockwood Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,613 residents in Luton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Luton
11,613

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,967

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,484

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.6%

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.

Whitmore Reans & Dunstall Hill, Wolverhampton7,124 residents · 44.8% owned · 30.6% no carWednesbury South, Sandwell11,126 residents · 50.4% owned · 29.0% no carYiewsley East, Hillingdon9,632 residents · 46.4% owned · 23.7% no carWalsall Ryecroft, Walsall9,792 residents · 43.2% owned · 31.0% no carHanworth North, Hounslow9,752 residents · 36.7% owned · 32.1% no carOldbury & Rood End, Sandwell8,258 residents · 48.3% owned · 34.6% no car

Most similar within Luton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no carLeagrave, Luton11,189 residents · 52.7% owned · 24.3% no carMarsh Farm, Luton8,949 residents · 42.2% owned · 30.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Farley Hill & Stockwood Park

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

Tenure

Owned44.2%
1,755 households
Social rented31.1%
1,233 households
Private rented23.4%
930 households
Shared ownership0.9%
35 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.4%
1,761 households
Terraced25.3%
1,004 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.5%
891 households
Detached4.6%
182 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
96 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,641 households
No cars or vans in household28.8%
1,141 households
2 cars or vans in household22.2%
880 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
304 households
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.4%
2,078 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
844 households
1 bedroom15.1%
598 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
447 households
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,428 households
One-person household25.9%
1,029 households
Other household types12.9%
510 households
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household25.9%
1,029 households
2 people in household22.2%
882 households
3 people in household18.5%
733 households
4 people in household15.2%
604 households
5 people in household9.6%
380 households
6 people in household4.7%
188 households
7 people in household1.9%
76 households
8 or more people in household1.9%
75 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.5%
2,735 residents
15–2921.3%
2,475 residents
30–4422.6%
2,626 residents
45–6422.6%
2,620 residents
65 and over10%
1,158 residents
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49%
5,690 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30%
3,481 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.7%
1,241 residents
Other ethnic group5.3%
614 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
589 residents
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.4%
2,290 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.6%
2,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.4%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
4,917 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
3,395 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.3%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,489 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.3%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.5%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
5,593 residents
Good health33%
3,838 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,490 residents
Bad health4.5%
525 residents
Very bad health1.4%
168 residents
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
9,801 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,812 residents
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.6%
1,492 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.9%
1,345 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.6%
858 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
253 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
Farley Hill & Stockwood Park · 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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