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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006820

Glenfield

Glenfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,820 residents in Blaby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,820

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,491

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,135.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.5%

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.

Lower Wick & Bromwich Road, Worcester8,737 residents · 75.3% owned · 15.5% no carKesgrave West & Rushmere, East Suffolk9,325 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.7% no carNewport Pagnell North, Milton Keynes7,478 residents · 75.6% owned · 12.9% no carKimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth, Broxtowe12,248 residents · 83.0% owned · 12.5% no carHillmorton, Rugby10,214 residents · 73.2% owned · 14.8% no carUnsworth, Bury7,218 residents · 85.2% owned · 12.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Glenfield

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

Tenure

Owned82.1%
3,685 households
Private rented11.3%
508 households
Social rented5.9%
264 households
Shared ownership0.7%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48%
2,155 households
Semi-detached39.8%
1,789 households
Terraced5.6%
252 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.1%
227 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
31 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,833 households
2 cars or vans in household35%
1,570 households
No cars or vans in household12.1%
545 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
542 households
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.5%
2,088 households
4 or more bedrooms29.4%
1,319 households
2 bedrooms20.8%
936 households
1 bedroom3.3%
147 households
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
3,056 households
One-person household26.3%
1,181 households
Other household types5.7%
254 households
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,630 households
1 person in household26.3%
1,181 households
3 people in household16.3%
732 households
4 people in household15.1%
679 households
5 people in household4.3%
192 households
6 people in household1.1%
51 households
7 people in household0.4%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,776 residents
15–2914.9%
1,611 residents
30–4418.2%
1,970 residents
45–6426.4%
2,854 residents
65 and over24.1%
2,607 residents
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.5%
8,821 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12%
1,297 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
296 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
276 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
128 residents
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.5%
2,901 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
1,679 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,514 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
643 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
5,236 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
3,576 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,988 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
416 residents aged 16 and over
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
5,138 residents
Good health35.2%
3,810 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,366 residents
Bad health3.8%
411 residents
Very bad health0.9%
95 residents
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
9,028 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,792 residents
Glenfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
2,310 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,567 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
539 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Glenfield · 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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