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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002290

Northorpe & Crossley

Northorpe & Crossley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,292 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,292

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,752

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,772.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.4%

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.

Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate, Wakefield7,954 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.2% no carShevington, Wigan10,174 residents · 84.4% owned · 11.8% no carWilthorpe & Barugh Green, Barnsley11,663 residents · 76.6% owned · 16.2% no carCottingley, Harden & Wilsden, Bradford11,428 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.7% no carKesgrave West & Rushmere, East Suffolk9,325 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.7% no carLower Wick & Bromwich Road, Worcester8,737 residents · 75.3% owned · 15.5% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown, Kirklees7,978 residents · 78.2% owned · 15.3% no carBattyeford, Kirklees6,549 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.6% no carGomersal, Kirklees6,862 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Northorpe & Crossley

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

Tenure

Owned80.6%
2,217 households
Private rented11.8%
326 households
Social rented7%
194 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.5%
1,225 households
Detached30.3%
835 households
Terraced19.1%
527 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
137 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 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
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,134 households
2 cars or vans in household33.5%
922 households
No cars or vans in household14.8%
408 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
288 households
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.7%
1,231 households
4 or more bedrooms25.6%
704 households
2 bedrooms23.5%
647 households
1 bedroom6.2%
170 households
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
1,889 households
One-person household28%
770 households
Other household types3.3%
92 households
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,070 households
1 person in household28.1%
771 households
3 people in household16%
439 households
4 people in household12.5%
343 households
5 people in household3.3%
90 households
6 people in household1%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,002 residents
15–2913.5%
848 residents
30–4416.9%
1,060 residents
45–6427.8%
1,750 residents
65 and over25.9%
1,630 residents
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.8%
5,773 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
343 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
116 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
37 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.4%
1,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
932 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
864 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
2,940 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,195 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
299 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
2,947 residents
Good health35.5%
2,233 residents
Fair health13.5%
851 residents
Bad health3.3%
209 residents
Very bad health0.9%
54 residents
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
5,247 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,045 residents
Northorpe & Crossley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53%
1,459 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
902 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
323 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
68 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Northorpe & Crossley · 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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