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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005355

Barrow upon Soar

Barrow upon Soar is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,358 residents in Charnwood. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,358

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,222

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

650.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.9%

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.

Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, Wiltshire13,531 residents · 67.5% owned · 13.5% no carOakham West, Langham & Whissendine, Rutland8,281 residents · 72.1% owned · 11.0% no carCastle Donington, North West Leicestershire9,258 residents · 72.6% owned · 10.6% no carHamble-le-Rice, Eastleigh6,036 residents · 69.6% owned · 10.5% no carYatton & Cleeve, North Somerset9,845 residents · 79.4% owned · 9.8% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barrow upon Soar

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

Tenure

Owned76.6%
2,467 households
Private rented13.3%
430 households
Social rented8.5%
275 households
Shared ownership1.5%
49 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.2%
1,232 households
Semi-detached31.4%
1,011 households
Terraced19.7%
635 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
194 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.9%
92 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,341 households
2 cars or vans in household36%
1,160 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
369 households
No cars or vans in household11%
353 households
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.9%
1,319 households
4 or more bedrooms28.3%
914 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
736 households
1 bedroom7.9%
255 households
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
2,162 households
One-person household29%
935 households
Other household types3.9%
126 households
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,212 households
1 person in household29%
935 households
3 people in household15.1%
488 households
4 people in household14.3%
461 households
5 people in household3.3%
105 households
6 people in household0.4%
14 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,259 residents
15–2914.9%
1,096 residents
30–4418.5%
1,357 residents
45–6427.5%
2,025 residents
65 and over22%
1,616 residents
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
7,070 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
132 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
113 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.9%
2,216 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
3,672 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.2%
2,241 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
3,638 residents
Good health34.9%
2,571 residents
Fair health11.3%
834 residents
Bad health3.1%
228 residents
Very bad health1.2%
87 residents
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
6,160 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,196 residents
Barrow upon Soar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.6%
1,824 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,007 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
331 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
58 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Barrow upon Soar · 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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