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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005395

Melton Mowbray South

Melton Mowbray South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,823 residents in Melton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,823

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,971

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,301.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Cleethorpes North & Haverstoe, North East Lincolnshire10,143 residents · 69.6% owned · 23.8% no carEarl Shilton, Hinckley and Bosworth10,630 residents · 67.4% owned · 14.4% no carMarket Drayton, Shropshire12,588 residents · 65.0% owned · 17.6% no carBalderton, Newark and Sherwood10,348 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.3% no carSt Neots Eaton Socon, Huntingdonshire5,727 residents · 64.9% owned · 17.2% no carBarton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire11,921 residents · 69.3% owned · 19.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Melton Mowbray South

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
2,670 households
Private rented20%
796 households
Social rented12.3%
488 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.8%
1,660 households
Detached26.8%
1,063 households
Terraced17.9%
711 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
348 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
77 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
46 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
16 households
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,708 households
2 cars or vans in household27.8%
1,103 households
No cars or vans in household19%
755 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
405 households
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.6%
2,051 households
4 or more bedrooms19.3%
765 households
2 bedrooms19%
754 households
1 bedroom10.1%
401 households
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
2,523 households
One-person household32.2%
1,280 households
Other household types4.3%
169 households
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,494 households
1 person in household32.2%
1,280 households
3 people in household14.4%
573 households
4 people in household11%
438 households
5 people in household3.6%
141 households
6 people in household0.7%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,327 residents
15–2915.1%
1,329 residents
30–4418.3%
1,617 residents
45–6428.9%
2,546 residents
65 and over22.7%
2,005 residents
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
8,429 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
194 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
106 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
50 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
42 residents
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
1,981 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
531 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
4,388 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,903 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.1%
1,417 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,331 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
968 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,871 residents
Good health37.1%
3,274 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,256 residents
Bad health3.9%
345 residents
Very bad health0.9%
77 residents
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
7,213 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,610 residents
Melton Mowbray South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
1,951 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,368 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
538 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
107 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Melton Mowbray South · 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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