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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005337

Braunstone Town

Braunstone Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,984 residents in Blaby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,984

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,942

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,986.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.9%

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.

Wednesfield Town, Wolverhampton7,579 residents · 68.3% owned · 20.6% no carWigston North, Oadby and Wigston8,404 residents · 84.9% owned · 13.9% no carLyndon Green, Birmingham6,558 residents · 81.6% owned · 16.6% no carWarley South, Sandwell6,570 residents · 77.3% owned · 19.2% no carYardley South, Birmingham6,255 residents · 66.7% owned · 24.6% no carWrose & Bolton Woods, Bradford8,842 residents · 69.7% owned · 22.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Braunstone Town

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

Tenure

Owned76.5%
3,014 households
Private rented17.9%
707 households
Social rented5.1%
203 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached70.1%
2,761 households
Detached16.6%
655 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
255 households
Terraced5.9%
233 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,670 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
1,148 households
No cars or vans in household17.4%
685 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
437 households
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms65.6%
2,586 households
4 or more bedrooms15.2%
597 households
2 bedrooms13.8%
543 households
1 bedroom5.4%
214 households
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,516 households
One-person household27.3%
1,078 households
Other household types8.8%
348 households
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.7%
1,208 households
1 person in household27.4%
1,078 households
3 people in household17.5%
689 households
4 people in household15.3%
604 households
5 people in household6.3%
249 households
6 people in household1.7%
66 households
7 people in household0.8%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,753 residents
15–2916.7%
1,665 residents
30–4421.2%
2,116 residents
45–6425.5%
2,548 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,905 residents
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.4%
6,536 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.5%
2,344 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
409 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
349 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
349 residents
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.9%
2,104 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.9%
1,855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
546 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
4,982 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.6%
2,969 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.1%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
4,635 residents
Good health34.3%
3,421 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,450 residents
Bad health3.8%
383 residents
Very bad health1%
97 residents
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
8,355 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,631 residents
Braunstone Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,783 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,437 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
604 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Braunstone Town · 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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