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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002318

Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow

Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,163 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,163

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,878

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,916.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

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.

Middleton Town & Rhodes, Rochdale7,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 32.4% no carDenton South, Tameside9,119 residents · 54.5% owned · 28.5% no carBrunshaw & Brownside, Burnley6,028 residents · 58.8% owned · 29.7% no carRoyton South East, Oldham6,028 residents · 63.1% owned · 28.6% no carSwinton Newtown, Salford5,820 residents · 59.2% owned · 30.0% no carHeeley & Newfield Green, Sheffield7,682 residents · 44.0% owned · 41.9% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Moldgreen & Ravensknowle Park, Kirklees5,773 residents · 58.2% owned · 31.9% no carDalton Long Lane, Kirklees5,923 residents · 66.6% owned · 26.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow

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

Tenure

Owned56.8%
1,636 households
Social rented27.6%
794 households
Private rented14.7%
423 households
Shared ownership0.7%
19 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.9%
1,004 households
Semi-detached33.9%
977 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.8%
485 households
Detached12.2%
350 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,216 households
No cars or vans in household33.6%
967 households
2 cars or vans in household18.8%
540 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
156 households
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.1%
1,040 households
2 bedrooms33.6%
968 households
1 bedroom19.1%
549 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
322 households
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.4%
1,621 households
One-person household38.7%
1,113 households
Other household types4.9%
142 households
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.6%
1,113 households
2 people in household33.4%
963 households
3 people in household14%
404 households
4 people in household8.7%
252 households
5 people in household3.4%
99 households
6 people in household1.4%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,008 residents
15–2917.4%
1,074 residents
30–4417.4%
1,075 residents
45–6427.1%
1,670 residents
65 and over21.7%
1,335 residents
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.6%
4,845 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.3%
572 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
324 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.7%
290 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
131 residents
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%
1,414 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
854 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
515 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
407 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.1%
2,608 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.2%
2,358 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41%
2,526 residents
Good health35.4%
2,179 residents
Fair health15.7%
969 residents
Bad health6.1%
376 residents
Very bad health1.8%
113 residents
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
4,804 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
1,358 residents
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,172 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,014 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
499 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
187 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry Brow · 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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