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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002268

Elland

Elland is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,303 residents in Calderdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Calderdale
10,303

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,663

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,471.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Faversham East, Swale11,463 residents · 62.3% owned · 23.4% no carRawtenstall, Rossendale8,951 residents · 64.3% owned · 19.8% no carAccrington South East, Hyndburn8,637 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.6% no carChorley Town & South, Chorley9,678 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.9% no carGlossop, High Peak10,153 residents · 61.8% owned · 24.7% no carMilnrow West, Rochdale6,338 residents · 63.5% owned · 23.7% no car

Most similar within Calderdale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale9,059 residents · 59.0% owned · 27.5% no carSouthowram & Siddal, Calderdale7,931 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Elland

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

Tenure

Owned57.8%
2,694 households
Private rented23.1%
1,078 households
Social rented18.5%
862 households
Shared ownership0.6%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.7%
1,944 households
Semi-detached23.5%
1,096 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.1%
750 households
Detached11.9%
557 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.3%
201 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
51 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
22 households
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
2,054 households
No cars or vans in household26.1%
1,216 households
2 cars or vans in household23.9%
1,113 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
279 households
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.1%
1,730 households
3 bedrooms35.9%
1,672 households
4 or more bedrooms15.7%
731 households
1 bedroom11.3%
529 households
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
2,859 households
One-person household35%
1,633 households
Other household types3.7%
174 households
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35%
1,633 households
2 people in household34.2%
1,595 households
3 people in household15%
697 households
4 people in household10.9%
506 households
5 people in household3.2%
150 households
6 people in household1%
47 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,856 residents
15–2917.2%
1,773 residents
30–4418.6%
1,913 residents
45–6427.1%
2,788 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,972 residents
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.4%
9,420 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%
544 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
198 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
69 residents
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
2,202 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.7%
1,640 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,504 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
571 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
4,838 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
3,325 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,554 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.6%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
930 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
4,691 residents
Good health33.9%
3,495 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,485 residents
Bad health4.7%
481 residents
Very bad health1.5%
151 residents
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
8,292 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
2,011 residents
Elland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46%
2,144 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,530 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
763 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
212 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Elland · 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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