Socio-economic statistics for Leagrave, Luton

Is Leagrave in Luton a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Leagrave older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Leagrave and Luton? What is the claimant count in Leagrave and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

How many residents own or rent their home in Leagrave and Luton

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Leagrave either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 61.78 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 38.22 of Leagrave residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Challney	61.78%	38.22%
Luton	53.94%	46.06%
East	65.23%	34.77%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Leagrave has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.

Leagrave compared to other wards in Luton

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Barnfield (Luton)	81.25%	18.75%
2	Stopsley	78.01%	21.99%
3	Bramingham	77.93%	22.07%
4	Icknield	75.64%	24.36%
5	Limbury	69%	31%
6	Wigmore	65.26%	34.74%
7	Sundon Park	63.48%	36.52%
8	Challney	61.78%	38.22%
9	Round Green	61.7%	38.3%
10	Crawley	60.01%	39.99%
11	Saints	58.59%	41.41%
12	Lewsey	55.46%	44.54%
13	Leagrave	53.34%	46.66%
14	Northwell	48.73%	51.27%
15	Biscot	46.26%	53.74%
16	Dallow	43.15%	56.85%
17	Farley	42.77%	57.23%
18	High Town	28.92%	71.08%
19	South (Luton)	19.64%	80.36%

Leagrave is ranked 8 out of 19 wards in Luton for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Leagrave Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Luton.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Luton	5.5%	-0.5%
East of England	3%	-0.3%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Leagrave on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Leagrave.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	51.9%
In Part-Time Work	27.6%
Unemployed	6.28%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

72.4% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Leagrave

Leagrave & Luton Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Leagrave in the Luton local area district.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Challney	57.79%	42.21%
Luton	61.56%	38.44%
East	85.09%	14.91%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Leagrave compared to other wards in Luton

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	South	43.84%	56.16%
2	High Town	46.7%	53.3%
3	Dallow	48.56%	51.44%
4	Biscot	50.98%	49.02%
5	Challney	57.79%	42.21%
6	Saints	58.03%	41.97%
7	Farley	58.66%	41.34%
8	Leagrave	64.04%	35.96%
9	Crawley	65.54%	34.46%
10	Lewsey	65.68%	34.32%
11	Northwell	67.66%	32.34%
12	Limbury	67.97%	32.03%
13	Round Green	70.64%	29.36%
14	Sundon Park	71.15%	28.85%
15	Barnfield	72.2%	27.8%
16	Icknield	73.19%	26.81%
17	Bramingham	76.65%	23.35%
18	Wigmore	76.96%	23.04%
19	Stopsley	82.61%	17.39%

';Leagrave is ranked 5 out of 19 wards in Luton for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Leagrave Health Statistics

Challney has more residents (very_good_pc-$country_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Challney	48.62%	35.22%	11.63%	3.6%	0.94%
Luton	48.68%	34.56%	12.02%	3.62%	1.12%
East	48.28%	34.64%	12.5%	3.58%	1%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in Luton changed since 2011?

Luton residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.61% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	46.56%	36.07%	12.44%	3.73%	1.2%
2021	48.68%	34.56%	12.02%	3.62%	1.12%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Leagrave Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Leagrave residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Leagrave to the national average for England.

Level	Challney	England
No Qualifications	23.81%	18.08%
Level 1	10.51%	9.69%
Level 2	12.74%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	3.79%	5.32%
Level 3	13.09%	16.92%
Level 4	31.81%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Leagrave Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Challney.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Leagrave?

The largest employment sector in Leagrave is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Administrative & Secretarial.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	20.11%
Elementary Occupations	15.52%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	13.78%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	9.65%
Associate Professional & Technical	9.52%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	7.94%
Skilled Trades	7.83%
Administrative & Secretarial	7.48%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

What is the population of Leagrave and Luton?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Luton including Leagrave. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Barnfield	7638
Biscot	16667
Bramingham	7001
Challney	14300
Crawley	7441
Dallow	17069
Farley	13041
High Town	11280
Icknield	7474
Leagrave	12456
Lewsey	12547
Limbury	7856
Northwell	8143
Round Green	12114
Saints	14891
South	18539
Stopsley	6668
Sundon Park	7712
Wigmore	10691
Luton Total	213528

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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