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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004770

West Leigh

West Leigh is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,852 residents in Havant. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,852

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,819

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,366.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.7%

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.

Thornhill, Southampton7,876 residents · 48.8% owned · 27.6% no carTaunton Holway & Lambrook, Somerset West and Taunton8,396 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.9% no carKettering Avondale Grange, North Northamptonshire8,742 residents · 44.3% owned · 26.8% no carBridgwater South, Sedgemoor7,827 residents · 42.9% owned · 28.1% no carBirchwood West, Lincoln7,321 residents · 47.9% owned · 27.5% no carHighridge, Bristol, City of6,266 residents · 46.9% owned · 26.0% no car

Most similar within Havant

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stockheath Common, Havant8,967 residents · 48.0% owned · 29.0% no carLeigh Park, Havant6,384 residents · 40.4% owned · 27.0% no carBarncroft & Warren Park, Havant5,819 residents · 47.9% owned · 25.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Leigh

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

Tenure

Owned47.3%
1,332 households
Social rented40.5%
1,141 households
Private rented11.3%
319 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.5%
13 households
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.8%
1,233 households
Semi-detached27.9%
785 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.4%
716 households
Detached1.8%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
1,095 households
No cars or vans in household29.3%
827 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
678 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
218 households
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
1,215 households
2 bedrooms33.3%
939 households
1 bedroom14.2%
399 households
4 or more bedrooms9.4%
265 households
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
1,780 households
One-person household30.7%
866 households
Other household types6.2%
175 households
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.8%
868 households
1 person in household30.6%
864 households
3 people in household16.5%
464 households
4 people in household13.8%
390 households
5 people in household5.5%
155 households
6 people in household1.7%
49 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
18 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
1,446 residents
15–2917.9%
1,223 residents
30–4420.7%
1,420 residents
45–6425.1%
1,720 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,041 residents
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
6,627 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
87 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
67 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.2%
1,442 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.7%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.6%
720 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
155 residents aged 16 and over
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
3,179 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,026 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
105 residents aged 16 and over
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.2%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.9%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
275 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
270 residents aged 16 and over
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40%
2,744 residents
Good health36.6%
2,508 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,100 residents
Bad health6%
412 residents
Very bad health1.3%
88 residents
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8%
5,329 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.2%
1,521 residents
West Leigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,022 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.3%
939 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
627 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%
218 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
West Leigh · 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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