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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004538

Loughton North

Loughton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,863 residents in Epping Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,863

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,826

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,393.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.0%

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.

Sunbury East, Spelthorne7,742 residents · 75.4% owned · 11.1% no carBexley Village, Bexley8,209 residents · 79.8% owned · 15.4% no carBillericay Central & Sunnymede, Basildon8,101 residents · 75.7% owned · 11.9% no carIckenham, Hillingdon7,643 residents · 81.6% owned · 10.1% no carEwell East, Epsom and Ewell11,786 residents · 80.2% owned · 11.0% no carWest Leigh, Southend-on-Sea9,369 residents · 80.8% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within Epping Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Loughton West, Epping Forest6,034 residents · 76.6% owned · 13.1% no carBuckhurst Hill, Epping Forest11,752 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Loughton North

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

Tenure

Owned76.4%
2,924 households
Private rented17.3%
663 households
Social rented5.5%
211 households
Shared ownership0.7%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.2%
1,347 households
Detached30.5%
1,167 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.8%
680 households
Terraced13.8%
528 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
67 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,714 households
2 cars or vans in household30.9%
1,181 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
477 households
No cars or vans in household11.9%
455 households
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.6%
1,517 households
3 bedrooms31.9%
1,219 households
2 bedrooms19.9%
761 households
1 bedroom8.6%
329 households
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
2,715 households
One-person household23.4%
897 households
Other household types5.6%
215 households
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34%
1,299 households
1 person in household23.5%
897 households
3 people in household18.6%
713 households
4 people in household16.7%
639 households
5 people in household5.2%
199 households
6 people in household1.3%
49 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
16 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,673 residents
15–2917%
1,673 residents
30–4419.8%
1,949 residents
45–6427.5%
2,710 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,855 residents
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.1%
8,201 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
861 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
360 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
225 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
219 residents
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40%
3,232 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
5,092 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,879 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,895 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,733 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.8%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.1%
5,632 residents
Good health30.5%
3,007 residents
Fair health9.7%
960 residents
Bad health2.2%
217 residents
Very bad health0.5%
47 residents
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
8,682 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
1,181 residents
Loughton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.4%
2,274 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
1,163 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.7%
333 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Loughton North · 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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