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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003638

Leighton Buzzard North & East

Leighton Buzzard North & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,688 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire
7,688

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,059

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,806.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.5%

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.

Chandler's Ford East, Eastleigh8,033 residents · 83.4% owned · 10.3% no carSwanley East & Hextable, Sevenoaks7,140 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.1% no carCalcot North & Little Heath, West Berkshire7,848 residents · 78.2% owned · 12.7% no carKennington & Little Burton Farm, Ashford6,800 residents · 78.5% owned · 11.8% no carHinckley East, Hinckley and Bosworth6,640 residents · 86.0% owned · 9.7% no carLoose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone9,052 residents · 80.5% owned · 9.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leighton Buzzard North & East

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

Tenure

Owned81.8%
2,501 households
Private rented9.4%
287 households
Social rented8.3%
255 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.6%
1,149 households
Semi-detached33%
1,010 households
Terraced23.9%
732 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.9%
149 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.5%
1,178 households
2 cars or vans in household37.9%
1,160 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.1%
462 households
No cars or vans in household8.4%
258 households
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
1,470 households
4 or more bedrooms33.1%
1,012 households
2 bedrooms16.2%
496 households
1 bedroom2.6%
80 households
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.6%
2,281 households
One-person household21.1%
644 households
Other household types4.3%
133 households
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.2%
1,198 households
1 person in household21.1%
646 households
3 people in household17.7%
541 households
4 people in household16.5%
504 households
5 people in household3.8%
115 households
6 people in household1.4%
44 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,362 residents
15–2913.4%
1,030 residents
30–4418.6%
1,428 residents
45–6427.2%
2,088 residents
65 and over23.1%
1,779 residents
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
7,263 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
180 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
117 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
40 residents
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.5%
1,910 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
975 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
717 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
3,802 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,391 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
3,698 residents
Good health36.6%
2,817 residents
Fair health11.6%
894 residents
Bad health3%
230 residents
Very bad health0.6%
49 residents
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
6,502 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,186 residents
Leighton Buzzard North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.5%
1,668 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,037 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
298 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Leighton Buzzard North & East · 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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