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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005397

Castle Donington

Castle Donington is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,258 residents in North West Leicestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,258

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,090

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

208.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.9%

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.

Barrow upon Soar, Charnwood7,358 residents · 76.6% owned · 11.0% no carElton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow, Cheshire West and Chester8,658 residents · 80.3% owned · 7.7% no carAckworth & Darrington, Wakefield11,478 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carArmitage & Colton, Lichfield8,791 residents · 74.7% owned · 10.5% no carOakham West, Langham & Whissendine, Rutland8,281 residents · 72.1% owned · 11.0% no carYatton & Cleeve, North Somerset9,845 residents · 79.4% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Castle Donington

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

Tenure

Owned72.6%
2,971 households
Private rented15.9%
651 households
Social rented10.4%
424 households
Shared ownership1%
42 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.4%
1,815 households
Semi-detached33.7%
1,379 households
Terraced11.7%
478 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
170 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.6%
148 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
40 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
20 households
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.4%
1,569 households
2 cars or vans in household36.8%
1,503 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
582 households
No cars or vans in household10.6%
433 households
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,781 households
4 or more bedrooms28.6%
1,167 households
2 bedrooms19.5%
798 households
1 bedroom8.3%
341 households
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
2,712 households
One-person household29.4%
1,202 households
Other household types4.2%
173 households
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,572 households
1 person in household29.4%
1,202 households
3 people in household15.7%
642 households
4 people in household12%
490 households
5 people in household3.3%
133 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,413 residents
15–2915.5%
1,437 residents
30–4418.4%
1,707 residents
45–6429.8%
2,761 residents
65 and over21%
1,942 residents
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
8,853 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
150 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
145 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
41 residents
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.9%
2,624 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,409 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,196 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
520 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
4,809 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.6%
2,836 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,843 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,249 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.1%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
929 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
4,499 residents
Good health34.3%
3,179 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,147 residents
Bad health3.5%
324 residents
Very bad health1.2%
111 residents
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
7,688 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,572 residents
Castle Donington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.9%
2,245 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,291 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
460 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Castle Donington · 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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