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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002278

Hightown & Hartshead Moor

Hightown & Hartshead Moor is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,722 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,722

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,797

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,148.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.9%

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.

Burton Winshill, East Staffordshire8,387 residents · 62.7% owned · 20.6% no carRastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carWinsford Glebe Green, Cheshire West and Chester7,058 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.1% no carLeigh South, Wigan7,705 residents · 66.9% owned · 20.9% no carTingley East & East Ardsley, Leeds6,909 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.2% no carExmouth Withycombe Raleigh, East Devon7,541 residents · 66.2% owned · 16.8% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Birstall, Kirklees9,671 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.9% no carBattyeford, Kirklees6,549 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hightown & Hartshead Moor

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

Tenure

Owned62.7%
1,754 households
Social rented22.5%
629 households
Private rented14.1%
393 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.2%
1,123 households
Detached26.6%
743 households
Terraced23.8%
665 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
232 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,186 households
2 cars or vans in household29.4%
822 households
No cars or vans in household18.6%
519 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%
268 households
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,187 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
712 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
582 households
1 bedroom11.2%
314 households
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
1,922 households
One-person household27.6%
771 households
Other household types3.6%
101 households
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
987 households
1 person in household27.6%
771 households
3 people in household16.7%
468 households
4 people in household13.9%
389 households
5 people in household4.3%
121 households
6 people in household1.7%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,318 residents
15–2917.4%
1,170 residents
30–4418.4%
1,238 residents
45–6425.8%
1,734 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,265 residents
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.9%
6,180 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
271 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
160 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
39 residents
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.9%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,134 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,083 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
3,054 residents
Good health34.7%
2,331 residents
Fair health13.9%
936 residents
Bad health4.8%
321 residents
Very bad health1.2%
81 residents
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
5,442 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,279 residents
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
1,268 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
962 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
447 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Hightown & Hartshead Moor · 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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