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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002350

Horsforth West

Horsforth West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,662 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,662

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,531

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,691.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.8%

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.

Loughborough - Outwoods, Charnwood10,203 residents · 84.8% owned · 9.0% no carPrestbury & Racecourse, Cheltenham6,147 residents · 83.0% owned · 11.6% no carPoynton West, Cheshire East6,436 residents · 80.9% owned · 10.3% no carAshtead East, Mole Valley6,903 residents · 80.5% owned · 10.0% no carNunthorpe & Marton East, Middlesbrough11,410 residents · 84.4% owned · 10.1% no carKenilworth East, Warwick8,441 residents · 79.2% owned · 10.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Horsforth West

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

Tenure

Owned86.1%
2,180 households
Private rented11.2%
284 households
Social rented1.9%
49 households
Shared ownership0.7%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.8%
1,007 households
Detached38.4%
971 households
Terraced12%
304 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
173 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
35 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,064 households
2 cars or vans in household35.5%
899 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
337 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
231 households
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.9%
1,009 households
4 or more bedrooms38.6%
977 households
2 bedrooms16.7%
423 households
1 bedroom4.8%
122 households
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
1,798 households
One-person household25.6%
649 households
Other household types3.5%
89 households
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
931 households
1 person in household25.5%
646 households
4 people in household17.9%
454 households
3 people in household14.7%
371 households
5 people in household4.1%
104 households
6 people in household0.9%
22 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,175 residents
15–2919.7%
1,313 residents
30–4417.3%
1,154 residents
45–6423%
1,533 residents
65 and over22.3%
1,488 residents
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
6,254 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
181 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
142 residents
Other ethnic group1%
64 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.8%
2,481 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.3%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.4%
565 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
2,889 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,296 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,288 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.5%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.1%
220 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.9%
214 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55%
3,661 residents
Good health32.6%
2,173 residents
Fair health9.6%
641 residents
Bad health2.2%
144 residents
Very bad health0.6%
42 residents
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
5,727 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
935 residents
Horsforth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.7%
1,537 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31%
784 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.4%
187 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
22 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Horsforth 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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