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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002382

Harehills South

Harehills South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,200 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
7,200

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,403

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15,257.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

57.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.5%

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.

Foleshill East, Coventry11,719 residents · 33.2% owned · 41.1% no carGilnow & Victory, Bolton10,433 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.3% no carHyson Green, Nottingham8,642 residents · 24.6% owned · 54.1% no carRose Hill & Castleward, Derby11,564 residents · 33.7% owned · 46.8% no carWinson Green & Gib Heath, Birmingham11,386 residents · 30.9% owned · 47.5% no carFoleshill West, Coventry7,355 residents · 41.4% owned · 34.3% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cross Flats Park & Garnets, Leeds7,876 residents · 23.9% owned · 56.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harehills South

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

Tenure

Private rented54%
1,297 households
Owned28.7%
689 households
Social rented16.7%
402 households
Shared ownership0.4%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced68.1%
1,636 households
Semi-detached11.4%
275 households
Detached8.8%
211 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.3%
151 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
74 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
4 households
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household57.1%
1,371 households
1 car or van in household32%
770 households
2 cars or vans in household8.9%
213 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
49 households
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms50.3%
1,209 households
4 or more bedrooms21.7%
522 households
3 bedrooms20.3%
488 households
1 bedroom7.7%
185 households
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.7%
1,434 households
One-person household28%
672 households
Other household types12.3%
296 households
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28%
672 households
2 people in household22.1%
532 households
3 people in household16.5%
396 households
4 people in household12.2%
292 households
5 people in household10.3%
247 households
6 people in household5.6%
134 households
7 people in household3.1%
75 households
8 or more people in household2.3%
55 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1530.2%
2,174 residents
15–2924.3%
1,747 residents
30–4422.5%
1,618 residents
45–6418.1%
1,301 residents
65 and over5%
360 residents
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.2%
2,606 residents
White33.1%
2,380 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.2%
1,385 residents
Other ethnic group7.5%
539 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
291 residents
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications37.5%
1,836 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.5%
907 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.4%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5.3%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
2,574 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
2,170 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed23.6%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations21.4%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.9%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
212 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.5%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53%
3,818 residents
Good health32.5%
2,343 residents
Fair health9.8%
704 residents
Bad health3.6%
261 residents
Very bad health1%
74 residents
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.4%
6,365 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.6%
835 residents
Harehills South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension41.4%
995 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension25.9%
621 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.6%
591 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
166 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%
29 households
Harehills South · 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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