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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002262

Brighouse

Brighouse is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,670 residents in Calderdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Calderdale
7,670

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,711

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,449.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.4%

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.

Royton South East, Oldham6,028 residents · 63.1% owned · 28.6% no carNetherton & South Crosland, Kirklees6,001 residents · 70.5% owned · 23.1% no carCongleton Town, Cheshire East7,516 residents · 63.9% owned · 18.3% no carRipon South & East, Harrogate10,336 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.8% no carMilnrow West, Rochdale6,338 residents · 63.5% owned · 23.7% no carWaterfoot & Stacksteads, Rossendale12,375 residents · 60.7% owned · 23.0% no car

Most similar within Calderdale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Southowram & Siddal, Calderdale7,931 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brighouse

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

Tenure

Owned66.1%
2,452 households
Private rented20%
744 households
Social rented13.7%
508 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.3%
1,460 households
Semi-detached31.5%
1,168 households
Detached13.8%
512 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%
464 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,641 households
No cars or vans in household26.7%
990 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
846 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
234 households
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.7%
1,289 households
3 bedrooms32.8%
1,217 households
1 bedroom17.4%
644 households
4 or more bedrooms15.1%
561 households
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.6%
2,175 households
One-person household38.5%
1,427 households
Other household types2.9%
107 households
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.5%
1,427 households
2 people in household35%
1,298 households
3 people in household13.9%
514 households
4 people in household9.2%
343 households
5 people in household2.9%
106 households
6 people in household0.4%
15 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,138 residents
15–2915.9%
1,219 residents
30–4416.6%
1,270 residents
45–6429.6%
2,269 residents
65 and over23.1%
1,774 residents
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%
7,319 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
152 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
140 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.4%
1,827 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,641 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,710 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
3,416 residents
Good health34.6%
2,654 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,112 residents
Bad health5.2%
400 residents
Very bad health1.1%
88 residents
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
6,130 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,540 residents
Brighouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,678 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,298 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
560 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
167 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Brighouse · 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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