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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002320

Netherton & South Crosland

Netherton & South Crosland is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,001 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,001

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,939

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,076.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.1%

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.

Brighouse, Calderdale7,670 residents · 66.1% owned · 26.7% no carSandbach Heath, Cheshire East5,590 residents · 70.3% owned · 17.6% no carBilbrook, South Staffordshire5,560 residents · 61.0% owned · 19.9% no carTewkesbury West & Twyning, Tewkesbury10,664 residents · 63.6% owned · 20.6% no carNantwich North East, Cheshire East6,968 residents · 64.9% owned · 22.3% no carTavistock, West Devon12,672 residents · 69.4% owned · 17.7% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mirfield Central & Hopton, Kirklees6,930 residents · 68.1% owned · 20.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Netherton & South Crosland

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

Tenure

Owned70.5%
2,072 households
Social rented14.8%
435 households
Private rented14.5%
426 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shared ownership0%
0 households
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced29.2%
860 households
Detached28.1%
828 households
Semi-detached24.3%
714 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.2%
418 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.3%
69 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,280 households
2 cars or vans in household26.2%
771 households
No cars or vans in household23.1%
681 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
210 households
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.1%
974 households
2 bedrooms31%
912 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
565 households
1 bedroom16.7%
491 households
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
1,709 households
One-person household39%
1,148 households
Other household types3%
87 households
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39%
1,146 households
2 people in household35.3%
1,038 households
3 people in household13.7%
402 households
4 people in household8.5%
250 households
5 people in household2.6%
77 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
837 residents
15–2913.3%
798 residents
30–4417.4%
1,043 residents
45–6429%
1,742 residents
65 and over26.3%
1,581 residents
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.7%
5,260 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%
403 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
181 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
111 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
45 residents
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.4%
1,706 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.7%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.1%
2,715 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.4%
2,322 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
306 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
2,650 residents
Good health34.9%
2,093 residents
Fair health14.8%
891 residents
Bad health4.8%
286 residents
Very bad health1.3%
81 residents
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
4,828 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,173 residents
Netherton & South Crosland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
1,455 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
964 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
392 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Netherton & South Crosland · 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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