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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002366

Lady Wood & Oakwood

Lady Wood & Oakwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,399 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
8,399

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,960

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,644.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.6%

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.

Wake Green East & Moseley Bog, Birmingham8,591 residents · 71.2% owned · 18.9% no carWalsall East, Walsall6,358 residents · 71.7% owned · 19.5% no carMalden Manor, Kingston upon Thames7,627 residents · 67.9% owned · 17.9% no carHarrow Weald, Harrow8,760 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.3% no carHeathfield, Richmond upon Thames11,087 residents · 62.7% owned · 21.1% no carClayhall North, Redbridge6,885 residents · 70.5% owned · 19.5% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Pudsey, Leeds7,388 residents · 74.3% owned · 15.4% no carCarr Manor, Leeds8,208 residents · 66.8% owned · 22.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lady Wood & Oakwood

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

Tenure

Owned73.3%
2,169 households
Private rented18.6%
551 households
Social rented7.9%
233 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.6%
1,469 households
Detached20.3%
600 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
502 households
Terraced9.1%
270 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
79 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,269 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
861 households
No cars or vans in household18.9%
560 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
271 households
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,274 households
4 or more bedrooms34.7%
1,026 households
2 bedrooms15.3%
453 households
1 bedroom7%
208 households
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,879 households
One-person household26.5%
783 households
Other household types10.1%
298 households
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.4%
840 households
1 person in household26.5%
784 households
3 people in household15.3%
454 households
4 people in household14.3%
422 households
5 people in household7.8%
232 households
6 people in household4.1%
121 households
8 or more people in household1.9%
56 households
7 people in household1.8%
52 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,666 residents
15–2919.2%
1,612 residents
30–4420.7%
1,740 residents
45–6422.9%
1,922 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,457 residents
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White46.6%
3,918 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh39.2%
3,292 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.5%
465 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
380 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
344 residents
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.6%
2,752 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
557 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
3,751 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,699 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51%
4,284 residents
Good health32.9%
2,760 residents
Fair health11.4%
955 residents
Bad health3.6%
305 residents
Very bad health1.1%
92 residents
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
7,199 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,200 residents
Lady Wood & Oakwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.5%
1,555 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
956 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
351 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Lady Wood & Oakwood · 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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