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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006204

Leek East & Upper Hulme

Leek East & Upper Hulme is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,482 residents in Staffordshire Moorlands. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,482

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,209

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.2%

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.

Chirk & Ceiriog Valley, Wrexham6,460 residents · 67.2% owned · 13.1% no carAskern, Campsall & Norton, Doncaster11,974 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.3% no carDobwalls, Addington & Menheniot, Cornwall9,518 residents · 64.4% owned · 13.0% no carWigton & Silloth, Allerdale10,979 residents · 70.7% owned · 17.3% no carWingate & Castle Eden, County Durham7,362 residents · 66.2% owned · 18.8% no carCinderford, Forest of Dean12,961 residents · 66.4% owned · 17.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leek East & Upper Hulme

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

Tenure

Owned65.9%
2,116 households
Social rented19.6%
628 households
Private rented13%
418 households
Shared ownership1.2%
39 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.6%
1,400 households
Detached26%
836 households
Terraced23.1%
741 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.8%
185 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,344 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
902 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
586 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
375 households
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.1%
1,576 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
939 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
472 households
1 bedroom6.9%
222 households
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.4%
2,098 households
One-person household30.5%
978 households
Other household types4.1%
130 households
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,187 households
1 person in household30.5%
978 households
3 people in household14.2%
454 households
4 people in household11.7%
374 households
5 people in household4.7%
151 households
6 people in household1.2%
39 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,316 residents
15–2914.9%
1,113 residents
30–4416.3%
1,218 residents
45–6428.1%
2,102 residents
65 and over23.2%
1,734 residents
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
7,317 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
89 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.2%
1,533 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.1%
1,468 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
635 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
3,425 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,564 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.8%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.1%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%
3,170 residents
Good health35.7%
2,669 residents
Fair health15%
1,119 residents
Bad health5.3%
399 residents
Very bad health1.7%
125 residents
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
5,859 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,623 residents
Leek East & Upper Hulme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.8%
1,373 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,104 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
563 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
165 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Leek East & Upper Hulme · 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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