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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004089

Long Eaton Town

Long Eaton Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,851 residents in Erewash. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,851

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,479

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,874.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

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.

Central Chesterfield & Stonegravels, Chesterfield9,584 residents · 44.6% owned · 31.9% no carNewton Abbot, Town Centre, Teignbridge6,084 residents · 49.8% owned · 32.2% no carKidderminster Town, Wyre Forest8,382 residents · 43.2% owned · 30.2% no carHucknall Town, Ashfield9,301 residents · 54.0% owned · 31.7% no carHereford Central, Herefordshire, County of9,767 residents · 40.7% owned · 33.4% no carRushden East, North Northamptonshire9,357 residents · 50.9% owned · 23.8% no car

Most similar within Erewash

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ilkeston Town, Erewash9,737 residents · 57.7% owned · 29.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Long Eaton Town

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

Tenure

Owned47.5%
1,651 households
Private rented32.5%
1,130 households
Social rented19.1%
666 households
Shared ownership0.8%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.1%
1,291 households
Terraced28.6%
994 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.2%
736 households
Detached6%
209 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
93 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
87 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
65 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,525 households
No cars or vans in household36.4%
1,265 households
2 cars or vans in household16%
558 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
129 households
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms43.2%
1,501 households
3 bedrooms32.4%
1,126 households
1 bedroom18.9%
657 households
4 or more bedrooms5.6%
193 households
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.5%
1,860 households
One-person household42.2%
1,467 households
Other household types4.3%
150 households
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.2%
1,467 households
2 people in household33.2%
1,154 households
3 people in household14.5%
503 households
4 people in household7.6%
264 households
5 people in household1.9%
65 households
6 people in household0.5%
18 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,119 residents
15–2920.3%
1,393 residents
30–4423.3%
1,594 residents
45–6426.1%
1,786 residents
65 and over14%
959 residents
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.5%
6,338 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
205 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
153 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
112 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
43 residents
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,408 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.4%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
963 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
699 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%
3,698 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.4%
1,899 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.8%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
2,840 residents
Good health35.4%
2,424 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,060 residents
Bad health5.9%
406 residents
Very bad health1.7%
119 residents
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
5,323 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
1,528 residents
Long Eaton Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42%
1,460 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,184 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
613 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
207 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Long Eaton Town · 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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