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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002360

Meanwood

Meanwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,867 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,867

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,066

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,221.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.9%

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.

Beech Road & Chorlton Meadows, Manchester6,306 residents · 62.9% owned · 22.6% no carSale North, Trafford8,550 residents · 68.1% owned · 19.9% no carNorris Bank, Stockport6,278 residents · 74.8% owned · 15.6% no carEpsom North, Epsom and Ewell10,249 residents · 65.8% owned · 18.9% no carCanton, Cardiff10,201 residents · 61.3% owned · 27.4% no carHitchin Walsworth, North Hertfordshire7,707 residents · 63.6% owned · 14.9% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Horsforth East, Leeds8,333 residents · 61.1% owned · 21.6% no carGledhow, Leeds6,069 residents · 67.2% owned · 22.5% no carMoortown, Leeds7,811 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Meanwood

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

Tenure

Owned59.7%
1,831 households
Private rented19.9%
611 households
Social rented19.9%
610 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.6%
1,460 households
Detached17.6%
540 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16%
491 households
Terraced15.6%
478 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
39 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.3%
1,450 households
2 cars or vans in household25.5%
782 households
No cars or vans in household22.4%
688 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
146 households
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.4%
1,362 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
752 households
4 or more bedrooms20.9%
641 households
1 bedroom10.1%
311 households
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,930 households
One-person household31.3%
960 households
Other household types5.8%
177 households
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,124 households
1 person in household31.3%
960 households
3 people in household15.6%
478 households
4 people in household12.2%
373 households
5 people in household3.1%
95 households
6 people in household0.8%
23 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,175 residents
15–2918.5%
1,268 residents
30–4424.1%
1,656 residents
45–6425.8%
1,769 residents
65 and over14.5%
999 residents
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.6%
5,328 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%
625 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
385 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%
362 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
170 residents
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.9%
2,862 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
754 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.6%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.3%
3,726 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.6%
1,777 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,403 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,202 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.5%
3,603 residents
Good health31.4%
2,155 residents
Fair health11%
756 residents
Bad health4%
272 residents
Very bad health1.2%
80 residents
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
5,746 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,121 residents
Meanwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.3%
1,757 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.2%
865 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
358 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Meanwood · 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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