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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002304

Edgerton & Marsh

Edgerton & Marsh is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,535 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,535

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,047

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,037.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.4%

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.

Mapperley Park, Nottingham8,745 residents · 45.7% owned · 35.8% no carTown Close, Norwich10,939 residents · 43.3% owned · 37.3% no carEdgbaston North, Birmingham9,976 residents · 37.7% owned · 38.2% no carCentral Gloucester & Hempsted, Gloucester11,551 residents · 38.6% owned · 36.8% no carSouthsea West, Portsmouth6,748 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.5% no carKingsholm & Wotton, Gloucester9,329 residents · 54.4% owned · 28.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Edgerton & Marsh

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

Tenure

Owned44.6%
1,360 households
Private rented43%
1,310 households
Social rented12.1%
369 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31.6%
962 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.7%
630 households
Semi-detached18.7%
571 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.7%
449 households
Detached9%
274 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.3%
131 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household38.5%
1,173 households
1 car or van in household38.3%
1,166 households
2 cars or vans in household16.8%
513 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
195 households
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.9%
973 households
1 bedroom27.5%
838 households
4 or more bedrooms22.8%
696 households
3 bedrooms17.7%
540 households
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household46.6%
1,420 households
Single family household45.6%
1,390 households
Other household types7.9%
240 households
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household46.6%
1,419 households
2 people in household27.2%
830 households
3 people in household10.8%
328 households
4 people in household8.1%
248 households
5 people in household3.8%
117 households
6 people in household1.8%
55 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
26 households
7 people in household0.8%
25 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
922 residents
15–2926%
1,701 residents
30–4421.5%
1,404 residents
45–6423.8%
1,552 residents
65 and over14.6%
955 residents
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.2%
4,195 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.2%
1,520 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.2%
342 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
305 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
176 residents
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.4%
2,358 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.3%
572 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
2,994 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,226 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.1%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.9%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
3,033 residents
Good health34.5%
2,253 residents
Fair health13.9%
906 residents
Bad health3.9%
255 residents
Very bad health1.3%
88 residents
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
5,353 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,182 residents
Edgerton & Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,436 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,058 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
426 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Edgerton & Marsh · 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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