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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002392

University & Little Woodhouse

University & Little Woodhouse is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,987 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
9,987

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,771

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,503.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.8%

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.

Leicester City South, Leicester10,114 residents · 11.2% owned · 61.7% no carDevonshire Quarter, Sheffield7,849 residents · 12.2% owned · 63.6% no carArboretum, Forest & Trent University, Nottingham11,302 residents · 13.6% owned · 53.0% no carNewcastle City Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne10,250 residents · 14.1% owned · 66.4% no carCentral & Islington, Liverpool14,133 residents · 10.5% owned · 71.2% no carUniversity & Brandon Hill, Bristol, City of8,536 residents · 21.7% owned · 53.8% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hyde Park Corner & Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds13,634 residents · 19.2% owned · 43.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in University & Little Woodhouse

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

Tenure

Private rented66.7%
1,848 households
Social rented24.9%
689 households
Owned8%
223 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement43.9%
1,217 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits24.8%
688 households
Terraced18.3%
507 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse6.4%
177 households
Semi-detached3.9%
107 households
Detached1.8%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60.9%
1,687 households
1 car or van in household28.1%
780 households
2 cars or vans in household7.3%
202 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
102 households
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom45.4%
1,257 households
2 bedrooms19.9%
552 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
496 households
3 bedrooms16.8%
466 households
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household47.5%
1,317 households
Single family household27.5%
763 households
Other household types25%
692 households
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household47.5%
1,317 households
2 people in household26.2%
727 households
3 people in household12.3%
340 households
4 people in household6.4%
176 households
5 people in household3.4%
93 households
6 people in household2.1%
57 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
32 households
7 people in household1%
29 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 154.6%
459 residents
15–2977.5%
7,738 residents
30–4410.2%
1,022 residents
45–645.4%
543 residents
65 and over2.2%
222 residents
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.4%
5,933 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.6%
2,358 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%
626 residents
Other ethnic group5.9%
590 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
484 residents
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications48.3%
4,582 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above34.8%
3,299 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications5.8%
551 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.8%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.5%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.3%
123 residents aged 16 and over
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive62.2%
5,903 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)19.6%
1,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student18.2%
1,725 residents aged 16 and over
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students72.5%
6,877 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.1%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations3.6%
340 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.4%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers1.6%
153 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1%
93 residents aged 16 and over
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%
5,512 residents
Good health34%
3,391 residents
Fair health8.5%
850 residents
Bad health1.8%
184 residents
Very bad health0.5%
50 residents
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
8,564 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,423 residents
University & Little Woodhouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42%
1,164 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.9%
1,107 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
390 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
University & Little Woodhouse · 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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