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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003478

Loughton

Loughton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,838 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
6,838

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,715

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,869.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.7%

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.

Bishop's Cleeve West & North, Tewkesbury8,215 residents · 67.9% owned · 8.3% no carCoulsdon, Croydon9,452 residents · 63.1% owned · 21.0% no carWixams & Elstow, Bedford7,597 residents · 68.4% owned · 9.3% no carUpton, West Northamptonshire7,657 residents · 56.7% owned · 13.6% no carAugusta Park, East Anton & the Enhams, Test Valley7,668 residents · 58.5% owned · 10.4% no carWarlingham West & Whyteleafe, Tandridge8,212 residents · 70.7% owned · 12.8% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes5,608 residents · 55.3% owned · 14.9% no carFurzton, Milton Keynes7,153 residents · 47.9% owned · 15.7% no carWalnut Tree & Tilbrook, Milton Keynes8,152 residents · 46.3% owned · 11.4% no carKents Hill, Milton Keynes7,123 residents · 45.9% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Loughton

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

Tenure

Owned51.5%
1,399 households
Private rented22.4%
609 households
Social rented13.6%
368 households
Shared ownership12.4%
336 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.5%
1,099 households
Semi-detached38.5%
1,047 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.9%
295 households
Terraced9%
245 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,216 households
2 cars or vans in household29.2%
793 households
No cars or vans in household15.6%
423 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
285 households
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.4%
933 households
4 or more bedrooms30.3%
824 households
2 bedrooms24.3%
660 households
1 bedroom11%
299 households
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
1,821 households
One-person household26.7%
725 households
Other household types6.3%
171 households
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.5%
856 households
1 person in household26.7%
725 households
3 people in household18.4%
499 households
4 people in household16.5%
449 households
5 people in household4.8%
130 households
6 people in household1.6%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,301 residents
15–2915.5%
1,057 residents
30–4422.2%
1,521 residents
45–6429.1%
1,987 residents
65 and over14.2%
973 residents
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White68.5%
4,685 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.2%
1,247 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6%
410 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
320 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
176 residents
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.7%
2,329 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
727 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.6%
3,572 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.2%
1,755 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
3,499 residents
Good health34.1%
2,335 residents
Fair health10.8%
736 residents
Bad health3%
206 residents
Very bad health0.9%
62 residents
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
5,853 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
984 residents
Loughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.3%
1,501 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
850 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
293 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Loughton · 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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