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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002288

Earlsheaton & Chickenley

Earlsheaton & Chickenley is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,151 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
10,151

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,101

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,277.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.8%

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.

Goldenhill & Sandyford, Stoke-on-Trent7,555 residents · 63.4% owned · 22.1% no carAlverthorpe & Flanshaw, Wakefield10,050 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.0% no carMeir South & Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent8,594 residents · 60.1% owned · 22.5% no carRudheath West & Leftwich, Cheshire West and Chester9,474 residents · 60.5% owned · 18.8% no carWoods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no carButtershaw, Bradford12,219 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.8% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hightown & Hartshead Moor, Kirklees6,722 residents · 62.7% owned · 18.6% no carBirstall, Kirklees9,671 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Earlsheaton & Chickenley

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

Tenure

Owned60.6%
2,484 households
Social rented23.6%
967 households
Private rented14.4%
591 households
Shared ownership1%
43 households
Lives rent free0.4%
16 households
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.4%
2,151 households
Terraced24.2%
994 households
Detached14.7%
603 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
295 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,681 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
1,119 households
No cars or vans in household25.2%
1,032 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
270 households
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,787 households
2 bedrooms31.1%
1,276 households
4 or more bedrooms13.7%
564 households
1 bedroom11.6%
475 households
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,731 households
One-person household28.7%
1,177 households
Other household types4.7%
193 households
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.4%
1,329 households
1 person in household28.7%
1,177 households
3 people in household17.3%
709 households
4 people in household13.7%
564 households
5 people in household5.1%
210 households
6 people in household1.6%
67 households
7 people in household0.8%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
2,129 residents
15–2918%
1,830 residents
30–4420.9%
2,122 residents
45–6425.2%
2,553 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,517 residents
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.8%
8,710 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.2%
1,031 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
252 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
95 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
65 residents
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.3%
2,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.8%
1,638 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
914 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
501 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
4,715 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
3,031 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.8%
1,561 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,216 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
4,509 residents
Good health33.8%
3,436 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,517 residents
Bad health5.4%
548 residents
Very bad health1.4%
141 residents
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
8,197 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,954 residents
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.4%
1,660 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,430 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
754 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
249 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Earlsheaton & Chickenley · 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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