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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002356

Horsforth South & Rawdon

Horsforth South & Rawdon is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,314 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
9,314

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,820

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,587.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.2%

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.

Battledown & Charlton Kings, Cheltenham12,197 residents · 79.3% owned · 11.5% no carBerkhamsted South, Dacorum5,873 residents · 70.3% owned · 12.8% no carGodalming South, Waverley7,387 residents · 76.1% owned · 10.8% no carPontprennau, Cardiff9,795 residents · 73.3% owned · 8.1% no carTwyford West & Charvil, Wokingham9,273 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.9% no carDickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath, Solihull12,134 residents · 74.3% owned · 6.8% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Calverley & Farsley North, Leeds8,651 residents · 77.4% owned · 13.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Horsforth South & Rawdon

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

Tenure

Owned78%
2,980 households
Private rented12.7%
486 households
Social rented8.4%
319 households
Shared ownership0.9%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42%
1,603 households
Detached22.5%
857 households
Terraced21.9%
836 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
385 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
60 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,607 households
2 cars or vans in household36.8%
1,406 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
508 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
296 households
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39%
1,488 households
4 or more bedrooms33%
1,260 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
836 households
1 bedroom6.2%
236 households
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%
2,733 households
One-person household25.3%
964 households
Other household types3.1%
120 households
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
1,378 households
1 person in household25.2%
963 households
4 people in household17.2%
656 households
3 people in household16.6%
635 households
5 people in household4.2%
160 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.7%
1,931 residents
15–2915%
1,401 residents
30–4423.4%
2,177 residents
45–6424%
2,234 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,574 residents
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.6%
8,346 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
517 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
249 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
124 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
75 residents
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.2%
3,939 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
974 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.6%
772 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.7%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
4,860 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.6%
2,299 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28%
2,038 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.9%
1,954 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
310 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.6%
5,555 residents
Good health29.2%
2,718 residents
Fair health8.5%
792 residents
Bad health2.1%
195 residents
Very bad health0.6%
54 residents
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89%
8,292 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11%
1,021 residents
Horsforth South & Rawdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension66.6%
2,543 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25.2%
961 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.8%
259 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Horsforth South & Rawdon · 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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