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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005957

Greater Leys

Greater Leys is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,910 residents in Oxford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,910

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,594

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,875.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.5%

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.

Oldbrook & Coffee Hall, Milton Keynes7,682 residents · 29.8% owned · 26.1% no carLesney Farm & Colyers East, Bexley8,861 residents · 47.9% owned · 26.5% no carBradwell Common, Milton Keynes6,628 residents · 45.3% owned · 23.2% no carRoundshaw, Sutton8,568 residents · 34.7% owned · 30.1% no carPeartree, Welwyn Hatfield8,787 residents · 35.1% owned · 22.6% no carErith East, Bexley8,176 residents · 41.4% owned · 36.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Greater Leys

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

Tenure

Social rented48.8%
1,265 households
Owned30.4%
788 households
Private rented13.7%
355 households
Shared ownership7%
181 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.7%
977 households
Semi-detached30.9%
800 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25%
647 households
Detached5%
130 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,165 households
No cars or vans in household30.1%
780 households
2 cars or vans in household18.8%
489 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
161 households
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%
1,001 households
2 bedrooms38.5%
998 households
1 bedroom15.1%
391 households
4 or more bedrooms7.9%
204 households
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
1,613 households
One-person household27.1%
703 households
Other household types10.7%
277 households
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.1%
703 households
2 people in household26.3%
681 households
3 people in household20.2%
524 households
4 people in household15.3%
396 households
5 people in household6.7%
173 households
6 people in household2.1%
55 households
7 people in household1.9%
50 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
1,509 residents
15–2920.5%
1,417 residents
30–4423.2%
1,602 residents
45–6425.4%
1,753 residents
65 and over9.1%
629 residents
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.3%
4,927 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.7%
811 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%
547 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%
469 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
156 residents
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,198 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.5%
3,418 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
1,738 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.1%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.9%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
3,283 residents
Good health34.5%
2,386 residents
Fair health12.4%
859 residents
Bad health4.3%
295 residents
Very bad health1.3%
87 residents
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
5,690 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,220 residents
Greater Leys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40%
1,038 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
875 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.3%
502 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Greater Leys · 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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