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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004769

Leigh Park

Leigh Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,384 residents in Havant. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,384

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,488

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,377.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

14.7%

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.

Kettering Avondale Grange, North Northamptonshire8,742 residents · 44.3% owned · 26.8% no carHighridge, Bristol, City of6,266 residents · 46.9% owned · 26.0% no carPenhill, Swindon6,859 residents · 35.6% owned · 37.7% no carParkwood & Senacre, Maidstone12,180 residents · 44.1% owned · 26.6% no carWymering, Portsmouth6,440 residents · 40.6% owned · 35.3% no carBridgwater North, Sedgemoor7,869 residents · 46.9% owned · 24.9% no car

Most similar within Havant

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Leigh, Havant6,852 residents · 47.3% owned · 29.3% no carStockheath Common, Havant8,967 residents · 48.0% owned · 29.0% no carBarncroft & Warren Park, Havant5,819 residents · 47.9% owned · 25.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leigh Park

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

Tenure

Social rented45.7%
1,136 households
Owned40.4%
1,004 households
Private rented12.3%
305 households
Shared ownership1.1%
28 households
Lives rent free0.6%
15 households
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.3%
1,076 households
Semi-detached32.9%
818 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.8%
491 households
Detached2.5%
61 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 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
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,014 households
No cars or vans in household27%
672 households
2 cars or vans in household25.1%
625 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
176 households
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%
1,114 households
2 bedrooms41.3%
1,028 households
1 bedroom8.5%
212 households
4 or more bedrooms5.3%
133 households
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
1,692 households
One-person household24.8%
618 households
Other household types7.1%
177 households
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
831 households
1 person in household24.9%
618 households
3 people in household18.5%
459 households
4 people in household13%
322 households
5 people in household6.8%
168 households
6 people in household2.4%
59 households
7 people in household0.7%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.4%
1,491 residents
15–2918.9%
1,204 residents
30–4420.6%
1,316 residents
45–6424.6%
1,568 residents
65 and over12.6%
806 residents
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
6,147 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
84 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
66 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
27 residents
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.6%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above14.7%
705 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.6%
698 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
2,854 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
1,857 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations19.1%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.8%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
263 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
2,723 residents
Good health34.7%
2,218 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,011 residents
Bad health5.2%
332 residents
Very bad health1.6%
101 residents
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
4,949 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,436 residents
Leigh Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
929 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.5%
809 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22%
547 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
188 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
14 households
Leigh Park · 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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