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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005351

Loughborough - University

Loughborough - University is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,274 residents in Charnwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,274

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,365

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,103.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.5%

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.

Cannon Park & University, Coventry9,105 residents · 70.8% owned · 23.7% no carPennsylvania & University, Exeter11,065 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.1% no carLenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park, Nottingham16,920 residents · 64.3% owned · 24.1% no carUniversity & Avenues, Norwich10,868 residents · 33.5% owned · 32.1% no carGabalfa, Cardiff9,415 residents · 47.2% owned · 26.8% no carFulford, Heslington & University, York10,540 residents · 70.6% owned · 18.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Loughborough - University

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

Tenure

Owned54.3%
1,285 households
Private rented24.6%
582 households
Social rented20.3%
479 households
Shared ownership0.5%
11 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.7%
1,176 households
Detached24.6%
581 households
Terraced16.5%
391 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
165 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
990 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
663 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
496 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
220 households
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.7%
1,365 households
4 or more bedrooms25.4%
600 households
2 bedrooms9.7%
230 households
1 bedroom7.2%
171 households
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.4%
1,406 households
One-person household24.8%
587 households
Other household types15.8%
374 households
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.9%
707 households
1 person in household24.8%
587 households
3 people in household18%
426 households
4 people in household17.3%
409 households
5 people in household6.3%
149 households
6 people in household2.7%
65 households
7 people in household0.6%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159%
1,019 residents
15–2960.4%
6,811 residents
30–449.8%
1,108 residents
45–6411.9%
1,340 residents
65 and over8.8%
994 residents
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.4%
8,502 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.1%
1,594 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%
474 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
473 residents
Other ethnic group2%
231 residents
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications55.4%
5,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.5%
2,188 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.9%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.4%
654 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.5%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive67.2%
6,846 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)23.5%
2,396 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student9.2%
939 residents aged 16 and over
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students61.7%
6,278 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.6%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.1%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.5%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers3%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.9%
6,190 residents
Good health33.4%
3,765 residents
Fair health8.9%
998 residents
Bad health2.2%
245 residents
Very bad health0.7%
78 residents
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
9,771 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
1,503 residents
Loughborough - University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
1,170 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
740 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
354 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Loughborough - University · 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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