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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005414

Wigston Town

Wigston Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,230 residents in Oadby and Wigston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,230

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,472

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,366.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.5%

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.

Amblecote West & Stambermill, Dudley6,814 residents · 61.9% owned · 21.6% no carGaer, Newport5,781 residents · 63.7% owned · 27.0% no carUpper Gornal & Ruiton, Dudley6,481 residents · 56.2% owned · 25.7% no carKettering South, North Northamptonshire7,623 residents · 60.5% owned · 22.1% no carBeechwood, Newport6,271 residents · 62.0% owned · 25.9% no carNewbold, Chesterfield7,388 residents · 61.5% owned · 27.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wigston Town

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

Tenure

Owned61.6%
2,139 households
Social rented21.6%
749 households
Private rented15.1%
524 households
Shared ownership1.3%
44 households
Lives rent free0.5%
16 households
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.8%
1,658 households
Terraced24.2%
838 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.1%
525 households
Detached10.4%
360 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,459 households
No cars or vans in household25.2%
876 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
867 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
268 households
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.1%
1,741 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
956 households
1 bedroom11.6%
403 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
372 households
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
2,138 households
One-person household33.8%
1,172 households
Other household types4.6%
159 households
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.8%
1,172 households
2 people in household31%
1,076 households
3 people in household15.6%
541 households
4 people in household13%
452 households
5 people in household4.4%
154 households
6 people in household1.4%
49 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,487 residents
15–2917.5%
1,444 residents
30–4418.9%
1,559 residents
45–6424.5%
2,016 residents
65 and over21%
1,725 residents
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.6%
6,877 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
813 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
282 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
161 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
97 residents
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.5%
1,558 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.3%
1,547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
950 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
446 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
3,743 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.7%
2,770 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,193 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.9%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.9%
3,452 residents
Good health34.9%
2,873 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,335 residents
Bad health5.5%
451 residents
Very bad health1.4%
119 residents
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.7%
6,312 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.3%
1,918 residents
Wigston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,471 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,200 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
638 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
145 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Wigston Town · 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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