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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002333

Otley South

Otley South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,829 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
7,829

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,724

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

871.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.7%

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.

Skipton Town & East, Craven6,676 residents · 70.5% owned · 19.5% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no carRichmond Town, Richmondshire8,078 residents · 66.5% owned · 18.2% no carMirfield Central & Hopton, Kirklees6,930 residents · 68.1% owned · 20.6% no carBradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire10,406 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.1% no carChipping Norton, West Oxfordshire7,250 residents · 65.2% owned · 17.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Otley South

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

Tenure

Owned71.9%
2,678 households
Private rented17.3%
643 households
Social rented10.4%
389 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.8%
1,522 households
Semi-detached30.6%
1,139 households
Detached11%
408 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.5%
392 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.3%
86 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
75 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
21 households
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,714 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
983 households
No cars or vans in household20.7%
773 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
257 households
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.2%
1,498 households
2 bedrooms28.9%
1,077 households
4 or more bedrooms18.5%
689 households
1 bedroom12.4%
462 households
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.3%
2,246 households
One-person household36.8%
1,372 households
Other household types2.9%
108 households
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.8%
1,372 households
2 people in household36.8%
1,370 households
3 people in household12%
447 households
4 people in household11%
408 households
5 people in household2.8%
105 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,144 residents
15–2912.5%
980 residents
30–4418%
1,410 residents
45–6428.7%
2,247 residents
65 and over26.1%
2,042 residents
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
7,620 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
112 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
56 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
11 residents
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.1%
2,779 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
979 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
541 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
3,781 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
2,709 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
1,694 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
3,683 residents
Good health34.9%
2,734 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,027 residents
Bad health3.6%
278 residents
Very bad health1.4%
107 residents
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
6,441 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,387 residents
Otley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.4%
2,027 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
1,161 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
440 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Otley South · 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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