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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002329

Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth

Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,199 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
12,199

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,267

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

465.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.1%

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.

Rodborough & Thrupp, Stroud6,731 residents · 81.4% owned · 8.8% no carWhaley Bridge & Chinley, High Peak8,157 residents · 79.3% owned · 10.6% no carOlney & Lavendon, Milton Keynes9,007 residents · 72.1% owned · 11.4% no carNew Delph, Dobcross & Austerlands, Oldham6,476 residents · 82.4% owned · 10.9% no carMiddleton & Hurworth, Darlington9,369 residents · 79.3% owned · 9.6% no carNuttall & Tottington, Bury7,506 residents · 83.9% owned · 10.6% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Upperthong & Holmbridge, Kirklees7,018 residents · 80.0% owned · 12.0% no carDenby Dale, Cumberworth & Clayton West, Kirklees10,065 residents · 80.0% owned · 10.0% no carKirkheaton, Kirklees6,170 residents · 79.8% owned · 10.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth

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

Tenure

Owned78.4%
4,128 households
Private rented15.3%
806 households
Social rented5.8%
307 households
Shared ownership0.4%
23 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.2%
1,906 households
Terraced32.5%
1,712 households
Semi-detached25.8%
1,360 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
112 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
94 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
7 households
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
2,049 households
2 cars or vans in household37%
1,946 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.1%
690 households
No cars or vans in household11%
579 households
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%
2,201 households
4 or more bedrooms31.1%
1,637 households
2 bedrooms21.6%
1,136 households
1 bedroom5.5%
292 households
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.5%
3,715 households
One-person household26.2%
1,380 households
Other household types3.2%
171 households
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.8%
2,096 households
1 person in household26.2%
1,380 households
3 people in household15.5%
816 households
4 people in household14.3%
754 households
5 people in household3.2%
166 households
6 people in household0.9%
45 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,985 residents
15–2914.1%
1,717 residents
30–4416.2%
1,971 residents
45–6432%
3,907 residents
65 and over21.5%
2,620 residents
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
11,829 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
185 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
83 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
26 residents
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.1%
4,238 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,769 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.9%
1,193 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
636 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
6,069 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
3,843 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
2,542 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,793 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.8%
6,313 residents
Good health34.3%
4,190 residents
Fair health10.6%
1,297 residents
Bad health2.6%
319 residents
Very bad health0.7%
80 residents
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
10,426 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,773 residents
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%
3,117 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
1,615 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
453 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth · 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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