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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002325

Meltham

Meltham is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,105 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
9,105

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,884

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

387.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.4%

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.

Littleborough South & Smithy Bridge, Rochdale6,325 residents · 80.6% owned · 13.1% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carPill & Easton, North Somerset6,386 residents · 74.9% owned · 11.1% no carCorsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, Wiltshire13,531 residents · 67.5% owned · 13.5% no carHelmshore, Rossendale6,093 residents · 79.5% owned · 11.0% no carPenistone, Barnsley10,541 residents · 74.3% owned · 13.4% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Honley & Brockholes, Kirklees8,221 residents · 78.1% owned · 15.4% no carLepton, Grange Moor & Flockton, Kirklees6,674 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.7% no carEmley & Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees6,569 residents · 76.0% owned · 13.2% no carScapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar, Kirklees6,210 residents · 80.0% owned · 14.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Meltham

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

Tenure

Owned74.6%
2,899 households
Private rented13.9%
539 households
Social rented10.5%
407 households
Shared ownership0.8%
31 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.5%
1,224 households
Terraced30%
1,167 households
Semi-detached29.7%
1,156 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
240 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
51 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,572 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,315 households
No cars or vans in household15.5%
602 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
396 households
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,762 households
4 or more bedrooms27%
1,050 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
767 households
1 bedroom7.8%
304 households
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
2,685 households
One-person household28%
1,086 households
Other household types2.9%
112 households
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%
1,476 households
1 person in household27.9%
1,086 households
3 people in household16.4%
636 households
4 people in household13%
507 households
5 people in household3.3%
130 households
6 people in household1%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,558 residents
15–2915.2%
1,384 residents
30–4416.6%
1,514 residents
45–6428.4%
2,581 residents
65 and over22.7%
2,065 residents
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
8,673 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
204 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
76 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
39 residents
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.4%
2,633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,407 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
614 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
534 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
4,299 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
3,015 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,735 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
4,351 residents
Good health34.2%
3,113 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,217 residents
Bad health3.5%
317 residents
Very bad health1.2%
107 residents
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
7,537 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,568 residents
Meltham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54%
2,098 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,254 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
434 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Meltham · 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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