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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002367

Meanwood South & Sugarwell

Meanwood South & Sugarwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,423 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
6,423

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,693

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,588.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.8%

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.

Deighton & Brackenhall, Kirklees7,324 residents · 43.0% owned · 36.0% no carBlackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carCharlestown, Manchester10,475 residents · 40.6% owned · 35.4% no carShort Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carBestwood, Nottingham9,433 residents · 44.7% owned · 36.9% no carSt Ann's East, Nottingham7,859 residents · 34.7% owned · 47.1% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hollin Park & Fearnville, Leeds7,977 residents · 43.7% owned · 35.3% no carHawksworth & West Park, Leeds8,043 residents · 45.2% owned · 34.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Meanwood South & Sugarwell

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

Tenure

Social rented47.8%
1,287 households
Owned36.4%
980 households
Private rented14.9%
402 households
Lives rent free0.5%
13 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.2%
1,055 households
Terraced28%
754 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.5%
526 households
Detached8.9%
240 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
98 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,129 households
No cars or vans in household41.3%
1,110 households
2 cars or vans in household14.4%
388 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
62 households
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.7%
1,148 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
767 households
1 bedroom15.7%
423 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
353 households
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
1,538 households
One-person household35.3%
949 households
Other household types7.5%
202 households
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.3%
949 households
2 people in household28.2%
759 households
3 people in household16.4%
440 households
4 people in household11%
296 households
5 people in household5.4%
145 households
6 people in household2.3%
62 households
7 people in household1.1%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
1,383 residents
15–2919%
1,223 residents
30–4424.1%
1,548 residents
45–6423.9%
1,532 residents
65 and over11.5%
736 residents
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55.7%
3,576 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17.4%
1,115 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.7%
880 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9%
580 residents
Other ethnic group4.2%
270 residents
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.8%
1,627 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.1%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
693 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
615 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
2,899 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
1,939 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.3%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
2,979 residents
Good health31.4%
2,020 residents
Fair health14.3%
918 residents
Bad health6.2%
399 residents
Very bad health1.7%
107 residents
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
5,137 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,285 residents
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.8%
1,044 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
891 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
528 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
215 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
13 households
Meanwood South & Sugarwell · 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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