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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002295

Deighton & Brackenhall

Deighton & Brackenhall is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,324 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
7,324

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,008

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,641.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Meanwood South & Sugarwell, Leeds6,423 residents · 36.4% owned · 41.3% no carBasford Park Lane, Nottingham8,436 residents · 45.0% owned · 36.7% no carBilborough North, Nottingham6,865 residents · 49.3% owned · 35.2% no carSt Ann's East, Nottingham7,859 residents · 34.7% owned · 47.1% no carBartley Green & Shenley Fields, Birmingham7,425 residents · 41.3% owned · 33.8% no carBestwood, Nottingham9,433 residents · 44.7% owned · 36.9% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rawthorpe, Kirklees6,184 residents · 47.0% owned · 37.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Deighton & Brackenhall

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

Tenure

Owned43%
1,292 households
Social rented40.2%
1,209 households
Private rented15.7%
472 households
Lives rent free0.6%
19 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.4%
1,338 households
Terraced30.4%
916 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
401 households
Detached10.5%
316 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,294 households
No cars or vans in household36%
1,084 households
2 cars or vans in household17.6%
530 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
103 households
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.5%
1,159 households
3 bedrooms35.1%
1,056 households
1 bedroom13.8%
416 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
380 households
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
1,847 households
One-person household33.7%
1,013 households
Other household types4.9%
148 households
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.6%
1,013 households
2 people in household27.5%
828 households
3 people in household16.1%
485 households
4 people in household14.2%
427 households
5 people in household5.2%
158 households
6 people in household2.1%
62 households
7 people in household0.9%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.4%
1,789 residents
15–2919.1%
1,396 residents
30–4421.8%
1,597 residents
45–6423.2%
1,701 residents
65 and over11.5%
840 residents
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.7%
3,934 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17%
1,248 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.7%
932 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups12.4%
911 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
298 residents
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.9%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
753 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
2,977 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,269 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.9%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.8%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
749 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,351 residents
Good health33.6%
2,460 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,047 residents
Bad health4.8%
348 residents
Very bad health1.6%
118 residents
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
5,921 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,403 residents
Deighton & Brackenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.9%
1,142 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,014 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.7%
624 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
216 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Deighton & Brackenhall · 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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