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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005352

Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington

Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,285 residents in Charnwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,285

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,527

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.6%

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.

Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford, Harborough10,232 residents · 80.9% owned · 5.2% no carSutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone, Wiltshire7,282 residents · 77.9% owned · 5.0% no carNewton Longville & Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire5,789 residents · 81.4% owned · 5.0% no carGranborough, Stewkley & Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire7,468 residents · 74.6% owned · 5.8% no carSwanmore, Hambledon & West Meon, Winchester8,962 residents · 76.8% owned · 5.5% no carKingswood & Leek Wootton, Warwick5,806 residents · 81.0% owned · 4.8% no car

Most similar within Charnwood

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thurcaston, Woodhouse & Bradgate, Charnwood6,372 residents · 85.5% owned · 6.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington

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

Tenure

Owned84.6%
2,138 households
Private rented10.7%
271 households
Social rented4.2%
105 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached67%
1,695 households
Semi-detached21.7%
549 households
Terraced8.3%
211 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.8%
1,080 households
1 car or van in household30.7%
775 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.7%
523 households
No cars or vans in household5.9%
148 households
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms48.4%
1,224 households
3 bedrooms33.7%
851 households
2 bedrooms15.4%
389 households
1 bedroom2.5%
63 households
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.8%
1,840 households
One-person household22.6%
572 households
Other household types4.6%
115 households
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%
1,016 households
1 person in household22.6%
572 households
4 people in household16.5%
416 households
3 people in household15.3%
386 households
5 people in household4.1%
103 households
6 people in household0.9%
22 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
981 residents
15–2914%
879 residents
30–4415.1%
951 residents
45–6432.2%
2,026 residents
65 and over23.1%
1,450 residents
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
5,916 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
194 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
101 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
37 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
35 residents
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.6%
2,222 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
697 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.9%
620 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
3,085 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,032 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.2%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.4%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.1%
213 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54%
3,396 residents
Good health33%
2,073 residents
Fair health9.8%
616 residents
Bad health2.4%
153 residents
Very bad health0.7%
47 residents
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
5,469 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
816 residents
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.2%
1,596 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29%
732 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.6%
168 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
27 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington · 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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