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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005409

Ibstock & Ellistown

Ibstock & Ellistown is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,003 residents in North West Leicestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,003

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,112

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

565.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

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.

Heanor Gate & Aldercar, Amber Valley9,482 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.5% no carDesborough, North Northamptonshire11,900 residents · 74.0% owned · 11.0% no carShepshed West, Charnwood7,922 residents · 73.9% owned · 13.0% no carSwallownest & Wales, Rotherham7,061 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.3% no carRaunds, North Northamptonshire9,875 residents · 72.7% owned · 11.3% no carNorton Canes, Cannock Chase8,321 residents · 72.3% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within North West Leicestershire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Donisthope & Blackfordby, North West Leicestershire8,722 residents · 74.9% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ibstock & Ellistown

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

Tenure

Owned73.8%
3,775 households
Social rented13.5%
689 households
Private rented11.4%
584 households
Shared ownership1.1%
55 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.7%
1,978 households
Semi-detached36.1%
1,843 households
Terraced19.5%
998 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
144 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.8%
92 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.5%
1,966 households
2 cars or vans in household36.4%
1,860 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%
694 households
No cars or vans in household11.6%
592 households
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
2,355 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
1,299 households
4 or more bedrooms23.9%
1,224 households
1 bedroom4.6%
234 households
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%
3,567 households
One-person household27.1%
1,385 households
Other household types3.1%
159 households
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%
1,918 households
1 person in household27.1%
1,385 households
3 people in household16.3%
833 households
4 people in household14.1%
719 households
5 people in household3.7%
188 households
6 people in household1.1%
54 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
2,167 residents
15–2916.3%
1,951 residents
30–4419.4%
2,330 residents
45–6427.7%
3,331 residents
65 and over18.5%
2,227 residents
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
11,592 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
172 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
148 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
30 residents
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%
2,375 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.5%
1,994 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.2%
1,963 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,426 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.8%
6,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
3,392 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,930 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.7%
1,623 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
5,538 residents
Good health36%
4,322 residents
Fair health13%
1,557 residents
Bad health3.8%
456 residents
Very bad health1.1%
131 residents
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
9,985 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
2,018 residents
Ibstock & Ellistown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
2,598 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,696 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
687 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
127 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Ibstock & Ellistown · 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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