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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005461

Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby

Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,343 residents in North Kesteven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,343

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,943

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.1%

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.

Wragby, Roughton & Ludford, East Lindsey7,057 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.5% no carGrimston, Gayton & East Winch, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,459 residents · 71.4% owned · 9.3% no carBrighstone & Shalfleet, Isle of Wight5,258 residents · 81.2% owned · 10.4% no carTorksey & Stow, West Lindsey7,416 residents · 82.6% owned · 7.7% no carCaistor, Kelsey & Keelby, West Lindsey9,840 residents · 71.1% owned · 9.8% no carBurton Agnes, Rudston & Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire5,716 residents · 74.3% owned · 8.2% no car

Most similar within North Kesteven

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heckington, North Kesteven8,602 residents · 75.1% owned · 9.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby

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

Tenure

Owned76.7%
2,257 households
Private rented14.4%
424 households
Social rented8.8%
258 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61%
1,796 households
Semi-detached27.8%
818 households
Terraced5.1%
150 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.9%
115 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.9%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,273 households
2 cars or vans in household32.8%
966 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.6%
460 households
No cars or vans in household8.3%
244 households
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.4%
1,217 households
4 or more bedrooms29%
853 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
810 households
1 bedroom2.1%
63 households
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%
1,999 households
One-person household29%
853 households
Other household types3.1%
92 households
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.9%
1,321 households
1 person in household29%
853 households
3 people in household13.6%
399 households
4 people in household9.3%
273 households
5 people in household2.6%
77 households
6 people in household0.5%
14 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511%
700 residents
15–2912.7%
803 residents
30–4411.4%
722 residents
45–6432.7%
2,074 residents
65 and over32.3%
2,047 residents
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
6,220 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
55 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.1%
1,678 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
978 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
801 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
2,841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.9%
2,668 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,311 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.5%
2,693 residents
Good health36.3%
2,304 residents
Fair health15.4%
974 residents
Bad health4.7%
295 residents
Very bad health1.2%
77 residents
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
4,995 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,348 residents
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
1,458 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,042 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
370 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby · 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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