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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002314

Almondbury & Waterloo

Almondbury & Waterloo is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,883 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
5,883

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,583

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,424.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.4%

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.

Clough & Shaw Side, Oldham6,038 residents · 71.8% owned · 21.4% no carClayton & Langdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme9,029 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.8% no carRomiley & Compstall, Stockport7,831 residents · 76.5% owned · 17.4% no carWhitstable Central & Tankerton, Canterbury7,808 residents · 70.8% owned · 19.5% no carRastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carChorley North, Chorley7,986 residents · 66.6% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Almondbury & Waterloo

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
1,910 households
Private rented14.3%
369 households
Social rented11.6%
300 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.5%
1,073 households
Detached27.7%
717 households
Terraced25.5%
658 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
93 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,110 households
2 cars or vans in household27.8%
717 households
No cars or vans in household20.8%
536 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
220 households
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
1,186 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
719 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
531 households
1 bedroom5.7%
147 households
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
1,668 households
One-person household31.5%
813 households
Other household types4%
103 households
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
935 households
1 person in household31.4%
812 households
3 people in household15.8%
408 households
4 people in household11.4%
294 households
5 people in household3.4%
87 households
6 people in household1.4%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
967 residents
15–2914.9%
876 residents
30–4416.1%
949 residents
45–6426.9%
1,584 residents
65 and over25.6%
1,504 residents
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.2%
5,066 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%
277 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
245 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
217 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
75 residents
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.4%
1,617 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
869 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
627 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.3%
2,530 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.1%
2,229 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
286 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
2,669 residents
Good health33.8%
1,987 residents
Fair health15.1%
888 residents
Bad health4.4%
257 residents
Very bad health1.4%
82 residents
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
4,726 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,159 residents
Almondbury & Waterloo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
1,278 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
851 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
376 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Almondbury & Waterloo · 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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