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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003825

Crewe Leighton

Crewe Leighton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,332 residents in Cheshire East. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire East
6,332

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,642

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,959.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Sothall, Sheffield5,205 residents · 86.1% owned · 10.0% no carWithymoor Village, Dudley5,379 residents · 86.6% owned · 6.6% no carAbbeymead & Abbeydale, Gloucester9,063 residents · 81.2% owned · 9.1% no carGalley Common & Whittleford, Nuneaton and Bedworth8,405 residents · 79.6% owned · 9.3% no carDibdale, Dudley8,164 residents · 83.6% owned · 9.1% no carTotton Rushington, New Forest7,035 residents · 78.1% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crewe Leighton

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

Tenure

Owned82.3%
2,175 households
Private rented14.2%
375 households
Social rented3.1%
83 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.7%
1,629 households
Semi-detached29.3%
774 households
Terraced4.8%
128 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
86 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
0 households
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,065 households
2 cars or vans in household37.5%
989 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.6%
386 households
No cars or vans in household7.6%
200 households
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.4%
1,145 households
4 or more bedrooms31.2%
825 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
577 households
1 bedroom3.6%
94 households
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
1,877 households
One-person household25.3%
668 households
Other household types3.7%
98 households
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
932 households
1 person in household25.3%
667 households
3 people in household20.1%
531 households
4 people in household14.7%
388 households
5 people in household3.4%
90 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,052 residents
15–2917.2%
1,090 residents
30–4419.1%
1,207 residents
45–6433.7%
2,137 residents
65 and over13.4%
847 residents
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
5,986 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
164 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
107 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
1,503 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.3%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
875 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
552 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
386 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.7%
3,618 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.8%
1,445 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.5%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.8%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
273 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.5%
3,134 residents
Good health36.1%
2,285 residents
Fair health11.1%
701 residents
Bad health2.7%
169 residents
Very bad health0.6%
40 residents
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
5,435 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
897 residents
Crewe Leighton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
1,487 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
898 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.3%
218 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
36 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Crewe Leighton · 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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