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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005350

Shepshed East

Shepshed East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,945 residents in Charnwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,945

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,058

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

772.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Attleborough, Breckland10,591 residents · 66.2% owned · 14.8% no carBarton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire11,921 residents · 69.3% owned · 19.2% no carRipley East, Riddings & Ironville, Amber Valley8,927 residents · 71.1% owned · 16.7% no carBourne East, South Kesteven9,560 residents · 64.1% owned · 16.0% no carBurnopfield, County Durham7,937 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no carAltofts, Wakefield5,927 residents · 75.4% owned · 17.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shepshed East

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

Tenure

Owned70.9%
2,168 households
Private rented16.7%
512 households
Social rented11.2%
341 households
Shared ownership1.2%
37 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.5%
1,085 households
Semi-detached33%
1,009 households
Terraced20.7%
632 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%
280 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,327 households
2 cars or vans in household31.7%
969 households
No cars or vans in household14.5%
444 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%
319 households
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.2%
1,078 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
964 households
4 or more bedrooms22.8%
698 households
1 bedroom10.5%
322 households
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
1,977 households
One-person household32.2%
986 households
Other household types3.1%
96 households
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,109 households
1 person in household32.2%
986 households
3 people in household16.4%
503 households
4 people in household11.3%
346 households
5 people in household2.8%
85 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
1,033 residents
15–2916.5%
1,143 residents
30–4419%
1,317 residents
45–6427.2%
1,886 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,566 residents
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
6,661 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
151 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
79 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
27 residents
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%
1,579 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
984 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.4%
492 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,477 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
2,283 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,051 residents
Good health35.8%
2,485 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,098 residents
Bad health3.6%
250 residents
Very bad health0.9%
62 residents
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
5,540 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,405 residents
Shepshed East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.4%
1,604 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,016 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
358 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Shepshed East · 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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