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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002361

Gledhow

Gledhow is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,069 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,069

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,478

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,156.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.0%

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.

Townsend & New Greens, St Albans7,744 residents · 61.9% owned · 16.2% no carNorris Bank, Stockport6,278 residents · 74.8% owned · 15.6% no carSutton Coldfield South & Central, Birmingham8,473 residents · 72.7% owned · 18.7% no carCottonmill & Sopwell, St Albans7,710 residents · 56.7% owned · 18.8% no carHeaton Mersey, Stockport7,905 residents · 79.6% owned · 13.8% no carEpsom North, Epsom and Ewell10,249 residents · 65.8% owned · 18.9% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Meanwood, Leeds6,867 residents · 59.7% owned · 22.4% no carMoortown, Leeds7,811 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.3% no carRoundhay Park & Slaid Hill, Leeds5,866 residents · 69.0% owned · 17.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gledhow

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
1,665 households
Social rented17.1%
423 households
Private rented14.9%
368 households
Shared ownership0.6%
14 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.7%
1,230 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18%
445 households
Detached14.8%
366 households
Terraced10.8%
268 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.4%
134 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,106 households
2 cars or vans in household27%
668 households
No cars or vans in household22.5%
556 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
144 households
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms33.3%
823 households
3 bedrooms31.3%
775 households
2 bedrooms23.9%
591 households
1 bedroom11.6%
286 households
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
1,550 households
One-person household31.7%
784 households
Other household types5.6%
138 households
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.7%
784 households
2 people in household29.8%
737 households
4 people in household15.7%
389 households
3 people in household14.9%
370 households
5 people in household5.3%
132 households
6 people in household1.6%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
13 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
1,283 residents
15–2915.7%
955 residents
30–4423.1%
1,401 residents
45–6426.2%
1,590 residents
65 and over13.8%
836 residents
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72%
4,366 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.9%
967 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
363 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.3%
259 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
110 residents
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54%
2,542 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
531 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.2%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.6%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.1%
3,019 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.2%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,185 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
332 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
314 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.3%
3,298 residents
Good health30.8%
1,867 residents
Fair health10.5%
638 residents
Bad health3.5%
210 residents
Very bad health0.9%
56 residents
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
5,095 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
972 residents
Gledhow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.4%
1,372 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29%
718 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
296 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
82 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Gledhow · 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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