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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002323

Honley & Brockholes

Honley & Brockholes is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,221 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
8,221

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,640

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

726.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.8%

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.

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden, Bradford11,428 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.7% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carPill & Easton, North Somerset6,386 residents · 74.9% owned · 11.1% no carNorthowram & Shelf, Calderdale9,565 residents · 79.2% owned · 15.0% no carGreenfield & Uppermill, Oldham6,000 residents · 78.4% owned · 16.2% no carCorsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, Wiltshire13,531 residents · 67.5% owned · 13.5% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar, Kirklees6,210 residents · 80.0% owned · 14.7% no carMeltham, Kirklees9,105 residents · 74.6% owned · 15.5% no carDenby Dale, Cumberworth & Clayton West, Kirklees10,065 residents · 80.0% owned · 10.0% no carEmley & Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees6,569 residents · 76.0% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Honley & Brockholes

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

Tenure

Owned78.1%
2,842 households
Private rented13%
475 households
Social rented8.6%
313 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached32.2%
1,172 households
Semi-detached30.7%
1,116 households
Terraced30.2%
1,100 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.1%
184 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
9 households
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,491 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
1,181 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
560 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
408 households
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,449 households
4 or more bedrooms28%
1,018 households
2 bedrooms24.2%
881 households
1 bedroom8%
292 households
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
2,437 households
One-person household30%
1,091 households
Other household types3.1%
112 households
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,354 households
1 person in household30%
1,091 households
3 people in household15.4%
562 households
4 people in household13.1%
475 households
5 people in household3.4%
125 households
6 people in household0.6%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,293 residents
15–2913.9%
1,142 residents
30–4416.3%
1,338 residents
45–6429.4%
2,415 residents
65 and over24.7%
2,032 residents
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
7,862 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
172 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
92 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
39 residents
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.8%
2,648 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.6%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
3,819 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
2,895 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,725 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
4,084 residents
Good health33.7%
2,768 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,016 residents
Bad health3.3%
271 residents
Very bad health1%
81 residents
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
6,814 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,410 residents
Honley & Brockholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.8%
2,030 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,145 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
408 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
52 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Honley & Brockholes · 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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