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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006208

Leek Town

Leek Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,992 residents in Staffordshire Moorlands. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,992

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,989

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,897.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.9%

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.

Driffield Central, East Riding of Yorkshire6,208 residents · 62.6% owned · 24.7% no carHaverfordwest North, Pembrokeshire6,707 residents · 46.5% owned · 30.6% no carChippenham South & East, Wiltshire9,585 residents · 54.8% owned · 24.9% no carDarwen Town, Blackburn with Darwen6,342 residents · 51.9% owned · 32.4% no carCentral Chesterfield & Stonegravels, Chesterfield9,584 residents · 44.6% owned · 31.9% no carConsett, County Durham11,018 residents · 63.4% owned · 27.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leek Town

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

Tenure

Owned59.6%
2,377 households
Private rented26.1%
1,041 households
Social rented13.8%
550 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.4%
2,090 households
Semi-detached21.6%
863 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
360 households
Detached8.7%
348 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.8%
151 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
104 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
66 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,834 households
No cars or vans in household25.9%
1,033 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
875 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
247 households
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.4%
1,493 households
3 bedrooms35.4%
1,411 households
1 bedroom15.5%
620 households
4 or more bedrooms11.7%
466 households
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.7%
2,141 households
One-person household43.5%
1,737 households
Other household types2.8%
112 households
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.6%
1,737 households
2 people in household31.7%
1,264 households
3 people in household12.7%
508 households
4 people in household8.4%
336 households
5 people in household2.9%
115 households
6 people in household0.6%
23 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,237 residents
15–2916.4%
1,315 residents
30–4419.2%
1,535 residents
45–6428.3%
2,263 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,644 residents
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
7,722 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
125 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
94 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.9%
1,998 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.2%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
961 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
683 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
3,912 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,675 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.8%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
920 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
3,378 residents
Good health34.4%
2,752 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,266 residents
Bad health6%
479 residents
Very bad health1.5%
117 residents
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
6,157 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,835 residents
Leek Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,821 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,326 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
655 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
180 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Leek Town · 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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