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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002251

Central Halifax & Boothtown

Central Halifax & Boothtown is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,942 residents in Calderdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Calderdale
7,942

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,261

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,142.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.2%

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.

Ramsgate Harbour, Thanet8,706 residents · 38.7% owned · 44.7% no carGosport Town, Gosport9,392 residents · 42.4% owned · 36.0% no carMorley Central, Leeds6,774 residents · 48.3% owned · 35.0% no carBrierley Hill, Dudley7,712 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.4% no carStow Hill, Newport6,784 residents · 41.0% owned · 40.2% no carCentral Stockport, Portwood & Shaw Heath, Stockport7,889 residents · 23.9% owned · 49.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Halifax & Boothtown

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

Tenure

Owned40.2%
1,715 households
Private rented35.2%
1,499 households
Social rented24.1%
1,027 households
Shared ownership0.3%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.8%
1,655 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.4%
1,464 households
Semi-detached8.8%
375 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse6.1%
262 households
Detached5.4%
231 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.3%
185 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
86 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.3%
1,971 households
1 car or van in household37.3%
1,590 households
2 cars or vans in household13.4%
569 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
131 households
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.3%
1,673 households
1 bedroom30.3%
1,292 households
3 bedrooms22%
936 households
4 or more bedrooms8.4%
360 households
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household51.2%
2,182 households
Single family household44.9%
1,914 households
Other household types3.9%
166 households
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household51.2%
2,182 households
2 people in household27.6%
1,178 households
3 people in household11.9%
507 households
4 people in household6.9%
292 households
5 people in household1.6%
70 households
6 people in household0.4%
18 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,158 residents
15–2918.6%
1,479 residents
30–4422.2%
1,760 residents
45–6426.6%
2,110 residents
65 and over18%
1,433 residents
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.3%
6,851 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.6%
762 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
162 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
84 residents
Other ethnic group1%
82 residents
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.2%
1,895 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.6%
1,583 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
684 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
3,813 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,805 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.5%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
956 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
3,264 residents
Good health34.1%
2,710 residents
Fair health17%
1,350 residents
Bad health6%
477 residents
Very bad health1.8%
140 residents
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
6,112 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,829 residents
Central Halifax & Boothtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
1,643 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,479 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
847 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
272 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
19 households
Central Halifax & Boothtown · 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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