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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005375

Market Harborough South & Little Bowden

Market Harborough South & Little Bowden is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,381 residents in Harborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,381

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,044

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,862.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.9%

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.

Witney East, West Oxfordshire11,773 residents · 68.7% owned · 13.3% no carThorpe St Andrew South & Dussindale, Broadland7,161 residents · 74.6% owned · 11.5% no carLichfield West & South, Lichfield10,403 residents · 73.7% owned · 12.2% no carLawn & East Wichel, Swindon9,358 residents · 70.0% owned · 16.1% no carBingham, Rushcliffe10,110 residents · 73.4% owned · 15.4% no carPortishead South, North Somerset8,183 residents · 77.0% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Market Harborough South & Little Bowden

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

Tenure

Owned72.4%
2,926 households
Private rented19.9%
804 households
Social rented5.2%
210 households
Shared ownership2.6%
104 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.1%
1,701 households
Terraced22.8%
923 households
Semi-detached21.9%
887 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.1%
450 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,755 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
1,349 households
No cars or vans in household14%
566 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
375 households
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms32.3%
1,307 households
3 bedrooms31.7%
1,282 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
1,147 households
1 bedroom7.6%
309 households
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,741 households
One-person household29.3%
1,185 households
Other household types2.9%
119 households
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,521 households
1 person in household29.3%
1,185 households
3 people in household14.8%
597 households
4 people in household13.8%
559 households
5 people in household3.6%
144 households
6 people in household0.8%
31 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,563 residents
15–2914.7%
1,375 residents
30–4419.1%
1,788 residents
45–6427.6%
2,590 residents
65 and over22%
2,065 residents
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
8,860 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
233 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
179 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
69 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
42 residents
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.9%
2,989 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,327 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,069 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
600 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
441 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
4,718 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
2,823 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,914 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
4,801 residents
Good health33.6%
3,157 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,088 residents
Bad health2.9%
272 residents
Very bad health0.7%
64 residents
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
7,893 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,486 residents
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.2%
2,356 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
1,260 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
380 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Market Harborough South & Little Bowden · 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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