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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002385

Burley

Burley is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,464 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
8,464

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,704

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,313.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.3%

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.

Bevois Town, Southampton6,759 residents · 24.8% owned · 38.0% no carSouthsea Fawcett Road, Portsmouth8,785 residents · 40.3% owned · 36.1% no carMoorlands & Greaves, Lancaster5,106 residents · 47.1% owned · 35.8% no carRoath, Cardiff7,516 residents · 46.6% owned · 31.2% no carHeaton South & Byker North, Newcastle upon Tyne9,175 residents · 28.6% owned · 47.2% no carCity Centre & The Polygon, Southampton8,966 residents · 23.1% owned · 46.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burley

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

Tenure

Private rented56.4%
2,088 households
Owned25.5%
944 households
Social rented17.2%
637 households
Shared ownership0.7%
26 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced66%
2,443 households
Semi-detached12.6%
467 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.1%
411 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%
207 households
Detached2.8%
103 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.8%
1,696 households
1 car or van in household37%
1,371 households
2 cars or vans in household13.4%
498 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
139 households
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.6%
1,208 households
3 bedrooms25.6%
949 households
4 or more bedrooms25.4%
941 households
1 bedroom16.4%
606 households
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household35.8%
1,327 households
Single family household33.4%
1,236 households
Other household types30.8%
1,139 households
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.8%
1,327 households
2 people in household32.6%
1,208 households
3 people in household14.6%
541 households
4 people in household8.8%
326 households
5 people in household5.1%
188 households
6 people in household2.3%
84 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 158.2%
694 residents
15–2955.8%
4,726 residents
30–4419.5%
1,648 residents
45–6411.1%
940 residents
65 and over5.4%
456 residents
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.4%
6,043 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.1%
1,277 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
453 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
411 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
280 residents
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.3%
3,503 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications28.2%
2,178 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.1%
854 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.3%
561 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.7%
3,993 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,768 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student12.5%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students32.9%
2,539 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.8%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
4,011 residents
Good health37.3%
3,155 residents
Fair health11.4%
969 residents
Bad health3%
253 residents
Very bad health0.9%
76 residents
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
6,925 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,539 residents
Burley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
1,691 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,301 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
557 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Burley · 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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