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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002306

Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar

Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,210 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,210

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,755

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

845.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.6%

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.

Northowram & Shelf, Calderdale9,565 residents · 79.2% owned · 15.0% no carCottingley, Harden & Wilsden, Bradford11,428 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.7% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carBlackrod & Butterwick Fields, Bolton6,303 residents · 77.0% owned · 13.9% no carCottingham East, East Riding of Yorkshire7,276 residents · 81.1% owned · 15.8% no carSpringhead & Grasscroft, Oldham6,064 residents · 78.1% owned · 15.4% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Honley & Brockholes, Kirklees8,221 residents · 78.1% owned · 15.4% no carHeckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown, Kirklees7,978 residents · 78.2% owned · 15.3% no carKirkheaton, Kirklees6,170 residents · 79.8% owned · 10.8% no carLepton, Grange Moor & Flockton, Kirklees6,674 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar

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

Tenure

Owned80%
2,204 households
Private rented14.1%
388 households
Social rented5.8%
159 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0%
1 households
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.9%
989 households
Terraced30.6%
843 households
Detached27.1%
747 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.4%
150 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,103 households
2 cars or vans in household33.7%
928 households
No cars or vans in household14.7%
405 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%
318 households
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
1,207 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
691 households
4 or more bedrooms23.5%
648 households
1 bedroom7.5%
207 households
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
1,833 households
One-person household30.1%
829 households
Other household types3.2%
88 households
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%
1,066 households
1 person in household30.1%
830 households
3 people in household14.2%
392 households
4 people in household12.4%
340 households
5 people in household3%
83 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
948 residents
15–2913.6%
844 residents
30–4416.7%
1,035 residents
45–6432.6%
2,029 residents
65 and over21.9%
1,359 residents
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.9%
5,646 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%
333 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
133 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
50 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
48 residents
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.6%
1,856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
953 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
770 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
629 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.2%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,110 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,008 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,256 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
297 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
3,034 residents
Good health34.1%
2,115 residents
Fair health12.6%
782 residents
Bad health3.4%
212 residents
Very bad health1.1%
66 residents
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
5,212 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
998 residents
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.7%
1,507 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
873 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
314 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar · 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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