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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002280

Batley Central

Batley Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,864 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,864

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,631

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,570.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.5%

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.

Ashton Central, Tameside11,205 residents · 26.6% owned · 48.2% no carCentral Rochdale & Mandale Park, Rochdale12,014 residents · 35.4% owned · 46.6% no carNew Dock & Eve Hill, Dudley8,373 residents · 39.1% owned · 39.0% no carBarkerend West & Little Germany, Bradford9,854 residents · 25.6% owned · 52.4% no carCentral Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen9,071 residents · 32.6% owned · 47.0% no carHurstead & Smallbridge, Rochdale8,403 residents · 42.4% owned · 35.6% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dewsbury Central & Westborough, Kirklees7,261 residents · 45.7% owned · 33.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Batley Central

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

Tenure

Owned36.3%
955 households
Social rented35.9%
945 households
Private rented26.3%
692 households
Shared ownership0.9%
23 households
Lives rent free0.6%
16 households
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.6%
779 households
Semi-detached26.8%
704 households
Terraced26.5%
698 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse8.9%
233 households
Detached5.8%
152 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
45 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,080 households
No cars or vans in household36.1%
949 households
2 cars or vans in household17.7%
466 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
137 households
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.6%
859 households
1 bedroom26.8%
704 households
3 bedrooms25.3%
665 households
4 or more bedrooms15.3%
403 households
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56%
1,476 households
One-person household36.4%
959 households
Other household types7.6%
201 households
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.4%
956 households
2 people in household22.8%
599 households
3 people in household12.4%
327 households
4 people in household12.3%
324 households
5 people in household9.6%
253 households
6 people in household3.4%
90 households
7 people in household2.2%
57 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,466 residents
15–2923.4%
1,607 residents
30–4422.7%
1,557 residents
45–6420.4%
1,401 residents
65 and over12.2%
836 residents
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh55.8%
3,830 residents
White39.2%
2,692 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
192 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
77 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
76 residents
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.7%
1,676 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.5%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
833 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50%
2,641 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.8%
2,526 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations19%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.2%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,126 residents
Good health31.5%
2,163 residents
Fair health15%
1,027 residents
Bad health6%
411 residents
Very bad health2%
140 residents
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
5,550 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,317 residents
Batley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
911 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32%
842 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.7%
623 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.1%
239 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
16 households
Batley Central · 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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