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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005416

Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill

Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,967 residents in Oadby and Wigston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,967

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,907

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,295.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.7%

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.

Old Catton, Broadland8,496 residents · 78.8% owned · 12.3% no carLongwell Green & Oldland Common, South Gloucestershire10,118 residents · 86.4% owned · 9.8% no carNorthorpe & Crossley, Kirklees6,292 residents · 80.6% owned · 14.8% no carTemple Newsam & Graveleythorpe, Leeds7,466 residents · 81.4% owned · 20.2% no carKingswinford North, Dudley5,904 residents · 85.1% owned · 12.4% no carLoughborough Dishley & Hathern, Charnwood6,415 residents · 72.9% owned · 13.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill

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

Tenure

Owned84.9%
3,316 households
Private rented12%
469 households
Social rented2.5%
98 households
Shared ownership0.6%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.2%
1,844 households
Detached36.5%
1,426 households
Terraced13%
509 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
110 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,707 households
2 cars or vans in household33.2%
1,299 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
494 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
409 households
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.5%
1,895 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
967 households
4 or more bedrooms23.6%
921 households
1 bedroom3.2%
126 households
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,650 households
One-person household27.9%
1,091 households
Other household types4.3%
169 households
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,542 households
1 person in household27.9%
1,091 households
3 people in household14.9%
581 households
4 people in household12.7%
497 households
5 people in household3.8%
148 households
6 people in household1%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,281 residents
15–2914.7%
1,321 residents
30–4416.7%
1,496 residents
45–6427%
2,423 residents
65 and over27.3%
2,444 residents
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.1%
7,718 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%
871 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
163 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
121 residents
Other ethnic group1%
93 residents
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
2,177 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
4,322 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
3,159 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,614 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.4%
1,171 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
4,036 residents
Good health38%
3,411 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,134 residents
Bad health3.5%
313 residents
Very bad health0.8%
73 residents
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
7,517 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,450 residents
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
2,045 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,368 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
427 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill · 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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