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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002296

Mirfield Central & Hopton

Mirfield Central & Hopton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,930 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,930

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,249

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

885.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.7%

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.

Stone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carStalybridge South, Tameside8,236 residents · 64.2% owned · 21.6% no carRichmond Town, Richmondshire8,078 residents · 66.5% owned · 18.2% no carClifton & Bailiff Bridge, Calderdale8,884 residents · 67.1% owned · 20.3% no carOtley South, Leeds7,829 residents · 71.9% owned · 20.7% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mirfield Central & Hopton

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

Tenure

Owned68.1%
2,211 households
Private rented17.5%
569 households
Social rented13.9%
451 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.4%
1,053 households
Detached25.7%
834 households
Terraced25.1%
815 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.8%
385 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
100 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
36 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,416 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
888 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
669 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
277 households
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.5%
1,154 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
956 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
676 households
1 bedroom14.3%
464 households
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
1,980 households
One-person household36.2%
1,175 households
Other household types2.9%
94 households
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.2%
1,174 households
2 people in household35.8%
1,162 households
3 people in household13.4%
434 households
4 people in household11.1%
361 households
5 people in household2.8%
91 households
6 people in household0.6%
18 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,044 residents
15–2915.2%
1,053 residents
30–4417.2%
1,191 residents
45–6427.6%
1,911 residents
65 and over25%
1,732 residents
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
6,530 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
195 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
145 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
36 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.7%
1,960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
3,274 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,449 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,188 residents
Good health34%
2,357 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,013 residents
Bad health4.3%
295 residents
Very bad health1.1%
78 residents
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
5,616 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,314 residents
Mirfield Central & Hopton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
1,689 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,048 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
413 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
94 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Mirfield Central & Hopton · 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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