Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005412

Oadby South & West

Oadby South & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,823 residents in Oadby and Wigston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,823

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,560

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,201.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oadby South & West

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

Tenure

Owned73.1%

2,602 households

Private rented17.4%

619 households

Social rented9.1%

323 households

Shared ownership0.3%

11 households

Lives rent free0.1%

5 households

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.8%

1,699 households

Detached30.2%

1,076 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.7%

417 households

Terraced8.4%

300 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%

27 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%

26 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

11 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%

1,511 households

2 cars or vans in household30.2%

1,075 households

No cars or vans in household18.5%

660 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%

313 households

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.4%

1,651 households

4 or more bedrooms23.9%

852 households

2 bedrooms22.1%

786 households

1 bedroom7.6%

270 households

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%

2,209 households

One-person household31.5%

1,119 households

Other household types6.4%

228 households

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.4%

1,119 households

2 people in household29.2%

1,038 households

3 people in household16%

570 households

4 people in household14.5%

515 households

5 people in household6%

215 households

6 people in household1.9%

67 households

7 people in household0.7%

24 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

11 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%

1,635 residents

15–2913.7%

1,211 residents

30–4419.3%

1,705 residents

45–6424.3%

2,148 residents

65 and over24.1%

2,126 residents

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White47.3%

4,176 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh40.5%

3,576 residents

Other ethnic group5.3%

472 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%

345 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%

256 residents

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.8%

2,814 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.1%

1,282 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.6%

961 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications11.8%

833 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%

648 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.7%

333 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.9%

208 residents aged 16 and over

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53%

3,751 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive45.8%

3,241 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.3%

89 residents aged 16 and over

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%

1,510 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%

1,056 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%

905 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%

772 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10.8%

761 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%

685 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%

651 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.3%

444 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%

295 residents aged 16 and over

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.9%

4,052 residents

Good health35.2%

3,104 residents

Fair health13.7%

1,210 residents

Bad health3.9%

347 residents

Very bad health1.2%

110 residents

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%

7,271 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%

1,552 residents

Oadby South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%

1,756 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%

1,224 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%

475 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%

101 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Oadby South & West · 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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Evidence ledger

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005412

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Oadby South & West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Oadby South & West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.