Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002289

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,039 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees

7,039

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,146

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,455.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown

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

Tenure

Owned54.8%

1,175 households

Social rented27.2%

584 households

Private rented17.6%

378 households

Shared ownership0.2%

5 households

Lives rent free0.2%

4 households

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.8%

811 households

Semi-detached35.7%

766 households

Detached14.1%

302 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.7%

229 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%

16 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%

15 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

7 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%

893 households

No cars or vans in household27.7%

594 households

2 cars or vans in household23.3%

499 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%

159 households

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%

988 households

2 bedrooms26.4%

566 households

4 or more bedrooms18.5%

396 households

1 bedroom9.1%

195 households

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%

1,437 households

One-person household21.2%

454 households

Other household types11.8%

254 households

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household21.6%

463 households

1 person in household21.2%

454 households

3 people in household16.2%

348 households

4 people in household15.5%

332 households

5 people in household12.3%

263 households

6 people in household7.1%

152 households

7 people in household3.1%

66 households

8 or more people in household3%

64 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.1%

1,837 residents

15–2924%

1,688 residents

30–4422%

1,552 residents

45–6419.8%

1,393 residents

65 and over8.1%

569 residents

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh62%

4,364 residents

White32.1%

2,261 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%

228 residents

Other ethnic group2.4%

166 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%

20 residents

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.2%

1,679 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above18.5%

932 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.8%

746 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.9%

703 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%

594 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4%

203 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.8%

194 residents aged 16 and over

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.9%

2,571 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive46.7%

2,362 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.4%

122 residents aged 16 and over

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21.5%

1,085 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations18.4%

930 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students11.7%

592 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%

586 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%

497 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%

493 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%

435 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.4%

224 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%

213 residents aged 16 and over

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%

3,325 residents

Good health34%

2,393 residents

Fair health12.9%

910 residents

Bad health4.6%

326 residents

Very bad health1.2%

85 residents

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%

5,988 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%

1,051 residents

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.8%

810 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension31.6%

678 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions21.7%

465 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%

175 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%

17 households

Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002289

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Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.