Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002312

Aspley, Longley & University

Aspley, Longley & University is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,124 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees

8,124

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,940

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,828.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aspley, Longley & University

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

Tenure

Owned38.6%

1,136 households

Private rented33.1%

973 households

Social rented27.7%

815 households

Lives rent free0.3%

10 households

Shared ownership0.2%

6 households

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.8%

1,172 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.3%

658 households

Semi-detached22.1%

650 households

Detached8.8%

260 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%

120 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%

70 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

14 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household40.1%

1,178 households

1 car or van in household38.9%

1,143 households

2 cars or vans in household16.3%

478 households

3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%

141 households

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.8%

1,024 households

3 bedrooms31.2%

918 households

1 bedroom21.2%

623 households

4 or more bedrooms12.8%

375 households

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.7%

1,519 households

One-person household38.1%

1,119 households

Other household types10.2%

301 households

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.1%

1,121 households

2 people in household29.9%

881 households

3 people in household15.6%

460 households

4 people in household8.8%

258 households

5 people in household4.3%

126 households

6 people in household2%

59 households

7 people in household0.6%

19 households

8 or more people in household0.6%

18 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%

1,152 residents

15–2940.7%

3,308 residents

30–4417.5%

1,423 residents

45–6417.8%

1,445 residents

65 and over9.8%

794 residents

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66%

5,361 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.8%

1,200 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9%

735 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%

463 residents

Other ethnic group4.5%

365 residents

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%

2,089 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications28.9%

1,999 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications15.6%

1,081 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications10.6%

730 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%

543 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.8%

262 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3%

207 residents aged 16 and over

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.2%

3,333 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)39.2%

2,711 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student12.6%

873 residents aged 16 and over

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students36.7%

2,535 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%

817 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.7%

806 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%

636 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%

603 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations6.8%

468 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%

413 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.2%

357 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%

278 residents aged 16 and over

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%

3,783 residents

Good health35.2%

2,864 residents

Fair health13%

1,054 residents

Bad health4.2%

338 residents

Very bad health1.1%

87 residents

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%

6,572 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%

1,552 residents

Aspley, Longley & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.1%

1,210 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35%

1,029 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions17%

501 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%

191 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

11 households

Aspley, Longley & University · 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.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002312

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Aspley, Longley & University

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 Aspley, Longley & University

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.