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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002277

Upper Batley & Soothill

Upper Batley & Soothill is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,912 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,912

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,547

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,677.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

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.

Chadderton North, Oldham6,923 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carRoe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower, Blackburn with Darwen10,822 residents · 72.7% owned · 19.0% no carScholemoor, Bradford13,334 residents · 64.1% owned · 24.5% no carAllerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carFrenchwood & Fishwick, Preston9,351 residents · 52.7% owned · 33.9% no carSpotland Bridge, Rochdale8,149 residents · 56.5% owned · 26.4% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Staincliffe & Healey, Kirklees7,446 residents · 64.7% owned · 23.2% no carHeckmondwike North, Kirklees11,657 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.2% no carWilton Park, Carlinghow & Brookroyd, Kirklees7,793 residents · 67.5% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upper Batley & Soothill

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

Tenure

Owned65.8%
1,676 households
Private rented22.5%
572 households
Social rented11.4%
290 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.6%
1,010 households
Terraced34.2%
872 households
Detached16.7%
426 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.1%
182 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
28 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,084 households
2 cars or vans in household28.7%
731 households
No cars or vans in household19.9%
507 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
224 households
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.4%
1,132 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
747 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
449 households
1 bedroom8.6%
220 households
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
1,714 households
One-person household26.3%
669 households
Other household types6.5%
165 households
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.1%
793 households
1 person in household26.3%
669 households
3 people in household15%
381 households
4 people in household13.3%
339 households
5 people in household8.1%
207 households
6 people in household3.8%
97 households
7 people in household1.4%
35 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
1,441 residents
15–2919.9%
1,376 residents
30–4421.7%
1,500 residents
45–6423%
1,593 residents
65 and over14.5%
1,003 residents
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.3%
3,615 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh44.1%
3,046 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
153 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
42 residents
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,334 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
3,023 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
2,249 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.1%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
3,322 residents
Good health34.2%
2,365 residents
Fair health12.2%
842 residents
Bad health4.2%
288 residents
Very bad health1.4%
95 residents
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
5,818 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,094 residents
Upper Batley & Soothill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.3%
1,077 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
890 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
440 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
132 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
9 households
Upper Batley & Soothill · 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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