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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006851

Leicester City Centre

Leicester City Centre is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,053 residents in Leicester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leicester
10,053

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,679

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,052.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

72.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.8%

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.

Central & Islington, Liverpool14,133 residents · 10.5% owned · 71.2% no carNewcastle City Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne10,250 residents · 14.1% owned · 66.4% no carCathedral & Kelham, Sheffield10,601 residents · 16.2% owned · 61.4% no carLeeds City Centre, Leeds9,531 residents · 19.4% owned · 66.9% no carCity Centre & Trent Bridge, Nottingham9,213 residents · 22.1% owned · 60.1% no carUniversity North & Whitworth Street, Manchester7,859 residents · 16.1% owned · 65.8% no car

Most similar within Leicester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leicester City South, Leicester10,114 residents · 11.2% owned · 61.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leicester City Centre

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

Tenure

Private rented73%
2,685 households
Social rented17.5%
645 households
Owned9.1%
336 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement73.2%
2,694 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse15.2%
559 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop5%
185 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
88 households
Terraced1.7%
63 households
Semi-detached1.2%
45 households
Detached1.1%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household72.6%
2,672 households
1 car or van in household24.6%
905 households
2 cars or vans in household2.2%
80 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
22 households
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom56.4%
2,074 households
2 bedrooms35.3%
1,297 households
3 bedrooms5%
184 households
4 or more bedrooms3.4%
124 households
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household52.8%
1,941 households
Single family household34.3%
1,261 households
Other household types13%
477 households
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household52.7%
1,941 households
2 people in household32.5%
1,196 households
3 people in household8.7%
322 households
4 people in household3.4%
126 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
42 households
5 people in household1%
37 households
6 people in household0.3%
12 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 154.4%
446 residents
15–2969.8%
7,019 residents
30–4415.9%
1,603 residents
45–647.8%
781 residents
65 and over2%
205 residents
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51%
5,129 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.1%
2,419 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.7%
1,480 residents
Other ethnic group5.8%
579 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
449 residents
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications40.5%
3,883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above35.8%
3,432 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.9%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.5%
621 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.4%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.5%
4,656 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)33.2%
3,193 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student18.3%
1,755 residents aged 16 and over
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students57.5%
5,522 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.5%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.3%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers2.5%
243 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.2%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
5,153 residents
Good health37.2%
3,743 residents
Fair health8.6%
862 residents
Bad health2.3%
232 residents
Very bad health0.6%
63 residents
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
8,729 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,324 residents
Leicester City Centre · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.8%
1,720 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,281 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
491 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
165 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
22 households
Leicester City Centre · 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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