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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002353

Roundhay West

Roundhay West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,019 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,019

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,316

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,829

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.2%

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.

Lady Bay, Rushcliffe8,337 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.9% no carCaversham Balmore Park, Reading8,588 residents · 77.0% owned · 16.4% no carWest Timperley, Trafford8,694 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.2% no carBerrylands South, Kingston upon Thames7,440 residents · 86.7% owned · 11.5% no carMarshalswick, St Albans6,972 residents · 73.7% owned · 11.3% no carHigh Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne9,695 residents · 79.6% owned · 18.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Roundhay West

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

Tenure

Owned79.6%
1,843 households
Private rented12.6%
291 households
Social rented7.5%
174 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached69%
1,597 households
Detached13.3%
307 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.9%
184 households
Terraced6.7%
155 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
57 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
999 households
2 cars or vans in household34.1%
790 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
322 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
205 households
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42.6%
985 households
3 bedrooms37.7%
872 households
2 bedrooms14.6%
338 households
1 bedroom5.1%
119 households
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
1,616 households
One-person household24.4%
566 households
Other household types5.8%
135 households
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.5%
705 households
1 person in household24.4%
566 households
4 people in household19.4%
448 households
3 people in household18.8%
435 households
5 people in household4.4%
101 households
6 people in household1.5%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
13 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,217 residents
15–2914.6%
876 residents
30–4422.8%
1,372 residents
45–6427%
1,626 residents
65 and over15.4%
926 residents
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.2%
4,345 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.9%
958 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
326 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
198 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%
189 residents
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.2%
2,711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.9%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.1%
478 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.7%
458 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.8%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.9%
3,070 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.2%
1,571 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.6%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.1%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
303 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
289 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.6%
265 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56%
3,366 residents
Good health31%
1,865 residents
Fair health9.7%
585 residents
Bad health2.5%
149 residents
Very bad health0.8%
49 residents
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
5,214 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
802 residents
Roundhay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.5%
1,425 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.3%
657 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.1%
187 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Roundhay 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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