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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005349

Shepshed West

Shepshed West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,922 residents in Charnwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,922

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,435

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

868.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Blaby Village, Blaby8,898 residents · 74.5% owned · 15.1% no carScholes & Hunsworth, Kirklees6,580 residents · 72.6% owned · 14.6% no carOssett North, Wakefield9,081 residents · 69.1% owned · 17.5% no carHeckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown, Kirklees7,978 residents · 78.2% owned · 15.3% no carSwallownest & Wales, Rotherham7,061 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.3% no carBlackrod & Butterwick Fields, Bolton6,303 residents · 77.0% owned · 13.9% no car

Most similar within Charnwood

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sileby, Charnwood8,418 residents · 72.3% owned · 11.9% no carAnstey, Charnwood7,697 residents · 74.3% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shepshed West

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
2,538 households
Private rented14.6%
503 households
Social rented10.5%
362 households
Shared ownership0.8%
28 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45%
1,544 households
Detached32.9%
1,129 households
Terraced14.8%
509 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.4%
187 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
34 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,411 households
2 cars or vans in household33.9%
1,163 households
No cars or vans in household13%
446 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
412 households
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.2%
1,585 households
2 bedrooms27%
926 households
4 or more bedrooms20.7%
711 households
1 bedroom6.1%
210 households
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
2,358 households
One-person household27.8%
954 households
Other household types3.6%
123 households
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%
1,304 households
1 person in household27.8%
954 households
3 people in household17%
582 households
4 people in household12.9%
444 households
5 people in household3.5%
120 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,343 residents
15–2917.1%
1,353 residents
30–4419.8%
1,568 residents
45–6424.7%
1,958 residents
65 and over21.5%
1,700 residents
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
7,628 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
132 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
103 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
37 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
1,738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
701 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
519 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
3,956 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
2,438 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
3,705 residents
Good health35.5%
2,810 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,056 residents
Bad health3.4%
271 residents
Very bad health1%
82 residents
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
6,529 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,394 residents
Shepshed West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.8%
1,812 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,105 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
419 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
94 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Shepshed West · 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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