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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002305

Rawthorpe

Rawthorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,184 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,184

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,664

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,423.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

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.

Old Hill, Sandwell10,884 residents · 52.2% owned · 27.0% no carPendeford, Wolverhampton5,556 residents · 46.4% owned · 27.9% no carWhiteheath, Sandwell7,244 residents · 50.3% owned · 32.8% no carWoodgate, Birmingham6,818 residents · 50.1% owned · 33.1% no carBeeston West & Cottingley, Leeds8,188 residents · 40.9% owned · 41.0% no carOld Basford, Nottingham7,932 residents · 56.1% owned · 30.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rawthorpe

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

Tenure

Owned47%
1,253 households
Social rented30.6%
814 households
Private rented21.3%
568 households
Lives rent free0.6%
16 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.9%
1,144 households
Terraced32.7%
872 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
410 households
Detached6.8%
182 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,095 households
No cars or vans in household37.9%
1,010 households
2 cars or vans in household16%
427 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.9%
131 households
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.3%
1,048 households
2 bedrooms33.8%
900 households
1 bedroom17.6%
470 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
246 households
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
1,531 households
One-person household35.8%
953 households
Other household types6.8%
181 households
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.7%
953 households
2 people in household29.4%
785 households
3 people in household15.3%
409 households
4 people in household10.9%
290 households
5 people in household5.7%
153 households
6 people in household1.7%
46 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
16 households
7 people in household0.6%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
1,260 residents
15–2920.7%
1,281 residents
30–4419.6%
1,210 residents
45–6425.2%
1,561 residents
65 and over14.1%
873 residents
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.5%
4,111 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.3%
823 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9%
556 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.3%
449 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
244 residents
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.3%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
546 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
343 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
2,639 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,050 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.5%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
285 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
2,648 residents
Good health34.9%
2,158 residents
Fair health15.1%
932 residents
Bad health5.6%
348 residents
Very bad health1.6%
98 residents
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
4,919 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,265 residents
Rawthorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.6%
975 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
966 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.7%
551 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Rawthorpe · 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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