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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004971

Leggatts

Leggatts is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,665 residents in Watford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,665

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,092

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,395.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.7%

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.

Cippenham Green, Slough10,406 residents · 61.1% owned · 12.9% no carBowerdean, Buckinghamshire7,107 residents · 56.9% owned · 16.6% no carBoyn Hill & Norreys Drive, Windsor and Maidenhead8,184 residents · 57.0% owned · 14.6% no carHillingdon South, Hillingdon9,115 residents · 63.9% owned · 19.2% no carSands, Buckinghamshire6,750 residents · 60.0% owned · 13.8% no carHaymill & Lynch Hill, Slough10,444 residents · 52.5% owned · 16.6% no car

Most similar within Watford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Woodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leggatts

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

Tenure

Owned59.1%
1,827 households
Social rented21.2%
655 households
Private rented18.7%
578 households
Shared ownership1%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.4%
1,527 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.7%
671 households
Terraced17.3%
534 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%
183 households
Detached4.4%
136 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,397 households
2 cars or vans in household29.4%
908 households
No cars or vans in household15.1%
468 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
318 households
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.4%
1,497 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
637 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
502 households
1 bedroom14.7%
456 households
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
2,004 households
One-person household25.5%
789 households
Other household types9.7%
300 households
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.7%
795 households
1 person in household25.5%
789 households
3 people in household17.6%
543 households
4 people in household17.4%
539 households
5 people in household7.4%
228 households
6 people in household3.8%
118 households
7 people in household1.7%
52 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
1,862 residents
15–2919.2%
1,664 residents
30–4424.2%
2,097 residents
45–6423.6%
2,049 residents
65 and over11.5%
994 residents
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.1%
5,126 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.3%
2,281 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
531 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
418 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
313 residents
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.7%
2,316 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
696 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.6%
4,386 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.3%
2,092 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
4,566 residents
Good health33.1%
2,865 residents
Fair health10%
870 residents
Bad health3.2%
281 residents
Very bad health1%
83 residents
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
7,538 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
1,127 residents
Leggatts · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
1,505 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,085 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
403 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Leggatts · 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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