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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002351

Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes

Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,630 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
5,630

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,352

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

331.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.3%

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.

North Ferriby & Swanland, East Riding of Yorkshire8,077 residents · 85.5% owned · 7.3% no carChristleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton, Cheshire West and Chester6,345 residents · 83.2% owned · 8.2% no carSonning Common & Kidmore End, South Oxfordshire6,160 residents · 78.9% owned · 8.9% no carEast Leake, Rushcliffe8,790 residents · 84.5% owned · 8.7% no carKelsall, Tarvin & Ashton Hayes, Cheshire West and Chester7,125 residents · 82.3% owned · 7.3% no carHildenborough, Tonbridge and Malling6,614 residents · 83.0% owned · 9.7% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bramhope & Pool-in-Wharfedale, Leeds6,996 residents · 87.1% owned · 7.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes

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

Tenure

Owned88.6%
2,083 households
Private rented8%
189 households
Social rented3.1%
73 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.8%
1,194 households
Semi-detached38.1%
897 households
Terraced9.3%
218 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.9%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
17 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
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.4%
951 households
1 car or van in household36.9%
869 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
314 households
No cars or vans in household9.3%
218 households
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms43.1%
1,014 households
3 bedrooms37.9%
890 households
2 bedrooms16.4%
386 households
1 bedroom2.6%
61 households
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.2%
1,721 households
One-person household23.8%
559 households
Other household types3.1%
72 households
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.3%
947 households
1 person in household23.8%
559 households
3 people in household16.1%
379 households
4 people in household14.9%
350 households
5 people in household3.8%
89 households
6 people in household0.9%
21 households
7 people in household0.3%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
929 residents
15–2912.3%
695 residents
30–4415.9%
896 residents
45–6430%
1,688 residents
65 and over25.3%
1,424 residents
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.1%
5,075 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%
340 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
118 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
32 residents
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.3%
2,052 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
654 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
597 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
2,669 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
1,901 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
1,195 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.4%
250 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
210 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4%
185 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.1%
3,043 residents
Good health31.1%
1,749 residents
Fair health11.2%
633 residents
Bad health2.9%
161 residents
Very bad health0.7%
42 residents
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
4,824 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
806 residents
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.4%
1,396 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
742 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%
193 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
20 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes · 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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