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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002286

Dewsbury Moor Upper

Dewsbury Moor Upper is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,328 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,328

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,400

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,265.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Spotland Bridge, Rochdale8,149 residents · 56.5% owned · 26.4% no carAllerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carBuckley Wells & Fishpool, Bury7,779 residents · 56.7% owned · 28.8% no carKingsway, Rochdale11,640 residents · 51.1% owned · 30.9% no carKeighley Oakworth Road & West Lane, Bradford9,643 residents · 52.4% owned · 38.2% no carBankfoot, Bradford6,453 residents · 52.4% owned · 35.4% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heckmondwike North, Kirklees11,657 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.2% no carCrosland Moor, Kirklees7,484 residents · 58.6% owned · 31.6% no carStaincliffe & Healey, Kirklees7,446 residents · 64.7% owned · 23.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dewsbury Moor Upper

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

Tenure

Owned52.8%
1,267 households
Social rented26.1%
627 households
Private rented20.5%
491 households
Lives rent free0.4%
10 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.1%
1,012 households
Terraced23.8%
572 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.3%
415 households
Detached15.4%
370 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,055 households
No cars or vans in household28.9%
693 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
504 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
149 households
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.5%
901 households
2 bedrooms34.2%
822 households
1 bedroom15.5%
372 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
307 households
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,508 households
One-person household31%
742 households
Other household types6.1%
147 households
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.9%
743 households
2 people in household27%
648 households
3 people in household15.1%
362 households
4 people in household13.3%
319 households
5 people in household7.2%
173 households
6 people in household4.1%
99 households
7 people in household1.7%
42 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524%
1,515 residents
15–2919.7%
1,245 residents
30–4422.3%
1,410 residents
45–6422.1%
1,400 residents
65 and over11.9%
753 residents
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White51.2%
3,238 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh43%
2,721 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
174 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
143 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
53 residents
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28%
1,320 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
683 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
683 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
518 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
2,578 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,051 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.7%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.9%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
283 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
2,782 residents
Good health36.3%
2,295 residents
Fair health13.2%
834 residents
Bad health5.2%
328 residents
Very bad health1.4%
90 residents
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
5,252 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,077 residents
Dewsbury Moor Upper · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.6%
903 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
835 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.1%
484 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
168 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
13 households
Dewsbury Moor Upper · 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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