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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005417

Leake & Butterwick

Leake & Butterwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,560 residents in Boston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,560

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,089

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.4%

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.

Long Sutton West, Gedney & Holbeach Hurn, South Holland6,768 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.0% no carDonington, Quadring & Gosberton, South Holland8,806 residents · 76.6% owned · 10.0% no carLeverington, Gorefield & Tydd St Giles, Fenland6,808 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.7% no carShipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney, Breckland7,326 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no carFleet Hargate & Holbeach St Johns, South Holland7,166 residents · 80.4% owned · 6.5% no carMareham, Sibsey & New Leake, East Lindsey8,477 residents · 77.3% owned · 9.0% no car

Most similar within Boston

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Swineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen, Boston6,690 residents · 72.1% owned · 9.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leake & Butterwick

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

Tenure

Owned73.2%
2,261 households
Social rented15.6%
481 households
Private rented9.9%
305 households
Shared ownership1.3%
39 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached65.5%
2,022 households
Semi-detached28.9%
892 households
Terraced3.5%
107 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.6%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,238 households
2 cars or vans in household33%
1,021 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.4%
537 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
294 households
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.9%
1,511 households
2 bedrooms27%
833 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
643 households
1 bedroom3.3%
103 households
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
2,126 households
One-person household25%
773 households
Other household types6.2%
190 households
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.3%
1,338 households
1 person in household25%
773 households
3 people in household14.3%
443 households
4 people in household11.2%
346 households
5 people in household4.3%
132 households
6 people in household0.9%
28 households
7 people in household0.6%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.3%
1,009 residents
15–2913%
981 residents
30–4413.9%
1,053 residents
45–6431.8%
2,407 residents
65 and over27.9%
2,111 residents
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,352 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
82 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
51 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.5%
1,840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.4%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
969 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
778 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50%
3,231 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.8%
3,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.7%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.2%
2,889 residents
Good health37.3%
2,820 residents
Fair health17.4%
1,313 residents
Bad health5.5%
415 residents
Very bad health1.7%
125 residents
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
5,887 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,673 residents
Leake & Butterwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.8%
1,230 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension38.8%
1,197 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
559 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
99 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Leake & Butterwick · 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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