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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002308

Longwood & Quarmby

Longwood & Quarmby is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,781 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,781

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,061

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,955.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.0%

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.

Newark South East, Newark and Sherwood9,662 residents · 62.8% owned · 21.6% no carNew Farnley & Lower Wortley, Leeds7,233 residents · 69.4% owned · 22.0% no carCalifornia, Ipswich9,700 residents · 62.2% owned · 20.9% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carBarbourne & Rainbow Hill, Worcester8,302 residents · 69.0% owned · 18.0% no carIdle, Bradford12,241 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.4% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Slaithwaite & Linthwaite, Kirklees6,967 residents · 72.4% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Longwood & Quarmby

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

Tenure

Owned67.7%
2,073 households
Private rented21.5%
657 households
Social rented9.3%
286 households
Shared ownership1.3%
39 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.5%
1,209 households
Semi-detached38.5%
1,179 households
Detached11.6%
356 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
195 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.2%
97 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.4%
1,420 households
2 cars or vans in household26.9%
822 households
No cars or vans in household19.3%
592 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
227 households
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
1,500 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
815 households
4 or more bedrooms13.4%
409 households
1 bedroom11%
337 households
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,944 households
One-person household33.2%
1,015 households
Other household types3.3%
101 households
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,079 households
1 person in household33.2%
1,015 households
3 people in household16.4%
501 households
4 people in household10.5%
320 households
5 people in household3.3%
101 households
6 people in household1%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,173 residents
15–2917.6%
1,193 residents
30–4420.8%
1,407 residents
45–6427.6%
1,874 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,133 residents
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.1%
5,774 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%
441 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
350 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
144 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
72 residents
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33%
1,826 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%
3,470 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.4%
1,956 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,108 residents
Good health35.9%
2,433 residents
Fair health13.5%
919 residents
Bad health3.8%
261 residents
Very bad health0.9%
63 residents
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
5,606 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,175 residents
Longwood & Quarmby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53%
1,623 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
947 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
377 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Longwood & Quarmby · 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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