Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002300

North Lindley & Birchencliffe

North Lindley & Birchencliffe is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,595 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees

8,595

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,689

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,307.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Lindley & Birchencliffe

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

Tenure

Owned77.7%

2,866 households

Private rented13.5%

497 households

Social rented8.1%

300 households

Shared ownership0.6%

23 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.5%

1,568 households

Detached27.3%

1,006 households

Terraced18.8%

693 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.3%

379 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%

24 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

14 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

3 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%

1,520 households

2 cars or vans in household34.6%

1,275 households

No cars or vans in household17.2%

636 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7%

258 households

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%

1,515 households

4 or more bedrooms26.7%

986 households

2 bedrooms23.7%

874 households

1 bedroom8.5%

314 households

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%

2,491 households

One-person household29.4%

1,086 households

Other household types3%

111 households

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.4%

1,306 households

1 person in household29.4%

1,085 households

3 people in household16.1%

593 households

4 people in household14.2%

522 households

5 people in household3.6%

131 households

6 people in household1%

38 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

9 households

7 people in household0.1%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%

1,638 residents

15–2914.3%

1,233 residents

30–4421.1%

1,818 residents

45–6425%

2,151 residents

65 and over20.5%

1,760 residents

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.9%

7,039 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.1%

957 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%

302 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%

151 residents

Other ethnic group1.7%

146 residents

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.6%

2,723 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.7%

1,215 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.2%

973 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications11.9%

816 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%

527 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.8%

465 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.2%

154 residents aged 16 and over

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%

4,130 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.1%

2,615 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

126 residents aged 16 and over

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%

1,733 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%

1,237 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%

888 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%

691 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.3%

637 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%

579 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%

382 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.4%

372 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%

354 residents aged 16 and over

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%

4,301 residents

Good health34.3%

2,952 residents

Fair health11.6%

993 residents

Bad health3.3%

281 residents

Very bad health0.8%

68 residents

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%

7,218 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%

1,382 residents

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56%

2,064 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%

1,155 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%

396 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2%

72 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

North Lindley & Birchencliffe · 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.

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North Lindley & Birchencliffe

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 North Lindley & Birchencliffe

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.