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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002330

Wetherby West

Wetherby West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,989 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,989

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,034

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,073.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.7%

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.

Nailsea East, North Somerset6,291 residents · 86.1% owned · 7.7% no carMorpeth South & West, Northumberland6,633 residents · 88.3% owned · 9.6% no carCaldy & Newton, Wirral7,027 residents · 89.8% owned · 9.0% no carPortishead Redcliffe, North Somerset6,141 residents · 87.6% owned · 6.9% no carSandal, Wakefield6,032 residents · 87.8% owned · 9.8% no carWhitley Bay North, North Tyneside6,164 residents · 92.5% owned · 10.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wetherby West

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

Tenure

Owned88%
2,670 households
Private rented7.6%
230 households
Social rented3.9%
117 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.9%
1,877 households
Semi-detached25%
758 households
Terraced8.2%
248 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4%
120 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.3%
1,254 households
1 car or van in household38.8%
1,176 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
324 households
No cars or vans in household9.2%
280 households
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49.3%
1,496 households
3 bedrooms34.4%
1,043 households
2 bedrooms13.6%
413 households
1 bedroom2.7%
82 households
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.2%
2,220 households
One-person household23.8%
723 households
Other household types2.9%
89 households
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.5%
1,350 households
1 person in household23.8%
723 households
3 people in household14.1%
427 households
4 people in household13.8%
418 households
5 people in household3%
92 households
6 people in household0.6%
18 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,046 residents
15–2911.8%
826 residents
30–4415.3%
1,067 residents
45–6428%
1,956 residents
65 and over30%
2,095 residents
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
6,788 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
81 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
73 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.7%
2,688 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
800 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.2%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
446 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%
3,061 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
2,722 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,455 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,443 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
290 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
246 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
3,694 residents
Good health33.4%
2,335 residents
Fair health10.7%
749 residents
Bad health2.3%
163 residents
Very bad health0.7%
48 residents
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
6,000 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
989 residents
Wetherby West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.4%
1,864 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.2%
918 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.3%
222 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
30 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Wetherby West · 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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