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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005374

Market Harborough Central

Market Harborough Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,552 residents in Harborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,552

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,050

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,375.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Chippenham South & East, Wiltshire9,585 residents · 54.8% owned · 24.9% no carLichfield Central, Lichfield10,724 residents · 48.0% owned · 27.1% no carNorthallerton Town & Romanby, Hambleton6,302 residents · 48.0% owned · 28.3% no carStreet Village, Mendip8,215 residents · 56.6% owned · 19.5% no carCarlton, Gedling9,659 residents · 62.3% owned · 28.6% no carSudbury, Babergh11,622 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Market Harborough Central

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

Tenure

Owned54.3%
1,656 households
Social rented24.7%
754 households
Private rented18.6%
568 households
Shared ownership2.3%
69 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.2%
1,226 households
Terraced27.4%
836 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.5%
563 households
Detached9.6%
293 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,365 households
No cars or vans in household26.2%
800 households
2 cars or vans in household22.5%
687 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
199 households
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.3%
1,138 households
2 bedrooms37.2%
1,137 households
1 bedroom14.2%
434 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
345 households
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.5%
1,691 households
One-person household40%
1,218 households
Other household types4.5%
137 households
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.9%
1,218 households
2 people in household33.4%
1,019 households
3 people in household12.3%
375 households
4 people in household9.7%
296 households
5 people in household2.9%
89 households
6 people in household1.3%
39 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
940 residents
15–2917.8%
1,164 residents
30–4418.3%
1,201 residents
45–6425.8%
1,693 residents
65 and over23.7%
1,554 residents
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
6,125 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
183 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
119 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
99 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
25 residents
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
1,609 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
826 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
657 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
3,142 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,292 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
355 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
2,886 residents
Good health34.1%
2,235 residents
Fair health15.2%
994 residents
Bad health5.1%
332 residents
Very bad health1.6%
105 residents
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
5,161 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,392 residents
Market Harborough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.9%
1,400 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,011 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
495 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
140 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Market Harborough Central · 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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