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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002341

Alwoodley

Alwoodley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,434 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
7,434

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,988

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

554.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.0%

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.

Menston & Burley Moor, Bradford6,195 residents · 85.0% owned · 9.9% no carEpsom Downs & Common, Epsom and Ewell9,056 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.0% no carAshtead East, Mole Valley6,903 residents · 80.5% owned · 10.0% no carLittle Sutton & Roughley, Birmingham9,160 residents · 86.4% owned · 8.4% no carFulwood & Lodge Moor, Sheffield8,080 residents · 90.1% owned · 8.6% no carBramhall South & Woodford, Stockport6,260 residents · 88.7% owned · 8.5% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes, Leeds5,630 residents · 88.6% owned · 9.3% no carAdel, Leeds6,178 residents · 83.8% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alwoodley

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

Tenure

Owned87.2%
2,607 households
Private rented11.1%
332 households
Social rented1.4%
41 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.2%
1,470 households
Detached34.3%
1,024 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.4%
431 households
Terraced1.1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,237 households
2 cars or vans in household37.6%
1,123 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
363 households
No cars or vans in household8.9%
265 households
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.3%
1,233 households
3 bedrooms38.3%
1,144 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
557 households
1 bedroom1.8%
54 households
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.3%
2,129 households
One-person household24.2%
723 households
Other household types4.6%
136 households
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
1,071 households
1 person in household24.2%
723 households
4 people in household17.6%
526 households
3 people in household15.8%
472 households
5 people in household5.2%
155 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,373 residents
15–2911.9%
883 residents
30–4418.1%
1,343 residents
45–6426.7%
1,987 residents
65 and over24.8%
1,847 residents
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.1%
5,432 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.2%
1,278 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
352 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
243 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
126 residents
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53%
3,169 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.7%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11%
657 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.9%
593 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
3,466 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
2,408 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.3%
1,632 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
1,544 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
298 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4%
241 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.9%
4,010 residents
Good health32.1%
2,387 residents
Fair health10.9%
808 residents
Bad health2.3%
168 residents
Very bad health0.8%
62 residents
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
6,517 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
917 residents
Alwoodley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.5%
1,867 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.4%
878 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.6%
226 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.6%
17 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Alwoodley · 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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