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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005262

Lea & Marina

Lea & Marina is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,375 residents in Preston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,375

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,249

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

781.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.8%

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.

Clifton Without & Skelton, York8,961 residents · 75.9% owned · 13.5% no carSandbach Ettiley Heath & Wheelock, Cheshire East9,768 residents · 75.7% owned · 9.1% no carMountsorrel & Rothley, Charnwood12,258 residents · 74.8% owned · 10.7% no carAshby de la Zouch North, North West Leicestershire8,321 residents · 68.2% owned · 12.5% no carBawtry, Austerfield & Hayfield, Doncaster6,967 residents · 73.6% owned · 12.2% no carTaunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield, Somerset West and Taunton10,737 residents · 67.6% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lea & Marina

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

Tenure

Owned68.4%
2,222 households
Private rented19.4%
629 households
Social rented10.8%
350 households
Shared ownership1.4%
47 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.2%
1,176 households
Semi-detached31.4%
1,020 households
Terraced15.3%
498 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15%
487 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,397 households
2 cars or vans in household34.3%
1,116 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
408 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
328 households
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.1%
1,204 households
4 or more bedrooms31.3%
1,017 households
2 bedrooms25.6%
832 households
1 bedroom6%
195 households
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,097 households
One-person household30.6%
993 households
Other household types4.9%
160 households
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,147 households
1 person in household30.6%
993 households
3 people in household17.5%
568 households
4 people in household12.4%
404 households
5 people in household3.1%
101 households
6 people in household0.8%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,321 residents
15–2918.5%
1,367 residents
30–4421.6%
1,593 residents
45–6428.5%
2,103 residents
65 and over13.4%
991 residents
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.4%
6,518 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.1%
447 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
203 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
109 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
94 residents
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.8%
2,500 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
784 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.6%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
3,996 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.3%
1,814 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
1,531 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
340 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.3%
3,933 residents
Good health32.4%
2,392 residents
Fair health10.6%
784 residents
Bad health2.8%
209 residents
Very bad health0.8%
57 residents
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
6,285 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,090 residents
Lea & Marina · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.6%
2,002 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.8%
905 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
278 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Lea & Marina · 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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